A Garda superintendent hopes to build more trust between ethnic-minority communities and the Gardaí
Since February, Superintendent Seán Fallon has been supervisor of the Garda National Diversity and Integration Unit.
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Since February, Superintendent Seán Fallon has been supervisor of the Garda National Diversity and Integration Unit.
David McInerney, who retired three weeks ago, believe an unorthodox, subtle approach is often the best way to reduce local tensions
Unarmed gardaà arrived at the scene and were threatened by Nkencho, according to a Garda statement. A slow-motion foot chase ensued, with gardaà following behind Nkencho and telling passersby to clear the way as he walked through the Hartstown housing estates. By the time Nkencho reached his home some 15 minutes later, two members of the Garda Armed Support Unit (ASU) had arrived. The 27-year-old knocked on his front door, which was answered by his sister Gloria. In a written statement, Gloria says she told the gardaà that Nkencho had mental health issues and to leave him alone. Gard...