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The Special Detective Unit ( SDU) ( Irish: Aonad Speisialta Bleachtaireachta) is the main domestic security agency of the Garda Síochána, the national police force of Ireland, under the aegis of the Crime & Security Branch (CSB). [2] It is the primary counter-terrorism and counter-espionage investigative unit within the state.
The Garda Síochána ( Irish pronunciation: [ənˠ ˈɡaːɾˠd̪ˠə ˈʃiːxaːn̪ˠə] ⓘ; meaning "the Guardian (s) of the Peace") is the national police and security service of Ireland. It is more commonly referred to as the Gardaí ( pronounced [ˈɡaːɾˠd̪ˠiː]; "Guardians") or " the Guards ". The service is headed by the Garda ...
The Crime & Security Branch comprises a number of Garda units, which it collects information from and issues directives to. The Garda CSB is based at Garda Headquarters in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. It is headed by the Assistant commissioner in charge of Crime and Security, and is staffed mainly by senior officers and intelligence analysts. [3]
Armed Support Units (ASU) (Irish: Tacaíochta Faoi Arm) are specialist regional firearms units of the Garda Síochána, the national police force of Ireland.Based in all four Garda regions in the country, Gardaí attached to an ASU unit carry a combination of lethal firearms and non-lethal weapons, as opposed to regular uniformed Gardaí, who are unarmed, and detective gardaí, who are armed ...
The Garda Commissioner said that by 6.30pm, further attacks on garda and public transport vehicles, as well as looting, began. He said by 7pm, approximately 500 people were involved in disorder.
The National Surveillance Unit ( NSU) ( Irish: Aonad Faireacháin Náisiúinta) is the principal clandestine intelligence gathering and surveillance operations unit of the Garda Síochána, the national police force of Ireland. The unit operates under the Crime & Security Branch ( CSB ), based at Garda Headquarters in the Phoenix Park, Dublin ...
St. Paul's Church, Arran Quay. The church was designed by Patrick Byrne and built between 1835 and 1844, not long after Catholic emancipation. The front has a granite portico with four Ionic columns. The three-stage Italianate bell tower, with its copper dome, was completed in 1843 and is a visual focal point along the quay, except where ...
Dublin City Centre is ‘open for normal business’, says Garda Saturday 25 November 2023 09:15 , Tara Cobham Dublin City Centre is “open for normal business”, Garda has said.