An Garda Síochána plans in advance as service marks its centenary in 2022 independent.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from independent.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Two significant events are planned, one on February 7 , 2022, marking the meeting at the Gresham Hotel, Dublin where the decisio n to form the Civic Guard was taken. The other will be in August to commemorate the storming of Dublin Castle by the Garda commissioner on August 17, 1922, when the Civic Guard took control of the former seat of British administration in Ireland.
Other plans under consideration include the digitisation of historic Garda materials to make them publicly available online, a photographic exhibition, the issuing of a commemorative ribbon and coin for personnel working during the centenary year, publication of a commemorative book and local displays and events.
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When negotiations opened for a successor to the Public Service Stability Agreement in recent weeks, it was inevitable that there would be demands for real pay increases beyond the restoration of cuts imposed during the austerity era, as well as the rolling back of unpopular measures imposed the crisis.
The Government, for its part, would inevitably need an affordable deal, particularly given the parlous state of the Exchequer finances due to Covid-19 and Brexit.
It wanted to copper-fasten reforms, particularly those fast-tracked to tackle the coronavirus challenge.
When fully implemented in 2023, it will add €900m a year to the public sector bill.