The latest Spring 2023 edition of the Fórsa Garda Civilian bulletin includes details of the progress of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill, and on the activation this week of the union’s grassroots political campaign on the legislation.

Fórsa is to seek clarity on civil service probation policies after an EU Directive on Transport and Predictable Working Conditions was transposed into Irish law in December 2022.

Fórsa has written to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman TD, to express what it says are the union’s ‘grave concerns’ on the proposed rate of pay, allocated for domestic violence leave.

The next instalment of the Fórsa Skills Academy ‘Lunch and Learn’ series will take place on Friday 24th February from 1pm – 2pm, focusing on public speaking.

Fórsa members at An Bord Pleanála (ABP) have spoken out about their concerns about “serious damage to the hard-won reputation for integrity” of the national planning body.