Eoin O'Broin

2023 - 4 - 3

Post cover — Image courtesy of "The Irish Times"

Garda representative chief welcomes 'clarity' from Eoin Ó Broin over ... (The Irish Times)

Controversy over the post, along with rosters and gender recognition directive, expected to dominate three-day Garda conference.

Minister for Justice Simon Harris is expected to address the matter in his speech to Agsi delegates on Monday evening. The directive concerns how people transitioning gender should be addressed by their preferred pronouns. “There are a large number of people in the Garda organisation who are not aware of the rights and entitlements of people who want to Transition and how on a practical day basis they can be supported in the workplace,” she said. The post drew widespread criticism from gardaí and politicians. However, in the absence of “an awareness and education programme”, it is unfair of management to issue the directive in its current form, and “even more unfair is the threat of discipline hanging over us if we are misguided due to a lack of education”. Agsi is also to seek the formal withdrawal of the Directive on Gender Identity in the Workplace due to a lack of “consultation and awareness” on the issue.

Eoin Ó Broin says he did not intend to 'drag' gardaí into eviction ban ... (BreakingNews.ie)

It comes after a Garda representative and Government politicians criticised Eoin Ó Broin for sharing a piece of art that depicts Garda members and private ...

“My intention was solely to highlight the issue of homelessness/evictions & criticise Govt policy.” He said on Twitter: “I stressed it was not my intention to offend, criticise or drag An Garda Síochána into a political controversy. My intention was solely to highlight the issue of homelessness/evictions & criticise Govt policyAdvertisement

Fine Gael Minister brands Eoin Ó Broin garda eviction tweet 'crass ... (Irish Mirror)

Fine Gael Minister of State Patrick O'Donovan said that the tweet from Sinn Féin's Eoin Ó Broin showing modern day gardaí at a famine-era eviction was an ...

"The tweet was a misrepresentation of gardaí in evictions. He said: "That is what happens in cases of a court-ordered eviction. The tweet is intended as a criticism of Government policy, not the gardaí." Many of us gardaí are renters. The posting has been criticised by both Justice Minister Simon Harris and the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI). "Gardaí are citizens too.

I didn't mean to offend gardaí with famine eviction picture, Eoin Ó ... (Independent.ie)

Eoin Ó Broin has insisted his tweet of an artwork depicting gardaí at a famine-era eviction was not meant to offend officers as he spoke by phone today to ...

“The guards that were in the photo were actually present, masked at an eviction, so it’s not an unfair representation. It’s not necessarily about the gardaí.” Obviously, it’s about eviction and the stark reality of eviction and especially an eviction with staged backing. What my image draws on is the eviction that took place in Frederick Street in North Dublin. Gardaí are in Galway today for their 45th annual delegate conference. "Now this spring he is dragging the gardaí into political debate. That’s not something that the piece is about. But all of those evictions eviscerated a huge amount of fury from people,” he told RTÉ Radio 1’s Morning Ireland programme. I think the membership will as well. “The tweet is intended as a criticism of government policy, not the gardaí.” "I think his phone call was sincere. “The intention was to highlight the issue of evictions and the real misery that families are going to face.”

Eoin Ó Broin tweet fuels 'unfair and dangerous' idea Gardaí are ... (Newstalk)

It is “dangerous” for a politician to feed the idea Gardaí are on the side of landlords against the people, according to Ciara Doherty.

The mask slips. “It’s part of … Today’s social media post by a leading member of the main opposition party shows what they really think of the Gardai. “I think it just feeds this idea that the Gardai are there enabling evictions and on the side of the landlords and I think that is unfair. It is “dangerous” for a politician to be feeding the idea that Gardaí are on the side of landlords against the people, according to Ciara Doherty. “There is going to be hostility there towards An Garda Síochána who are in a really difficult position and I think we have to defend them.”

Top Garda rep welcomes Sinn Fein TD Eoin O'Broin's apology for ... (The Irish Sun)

Speaking at the 45th annual conference of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, General Secretary Antoinette Cunningham told how the Deputy had ...

“So I welcome the fact he has shown remorse but we have seen what he has done. The image shared was an awful attempt to try and compare gardai to some sort of colonial force past. I think it has been extraordinarily regrettable that he would endeavour to drag the men and women of An Garda Siochana into political debate and we don’t do that in this country.

Wicklow artist says eviction image used by Eoin Ó Broin never a 'dig ... (Bray People)

A Bray artist behind the image which was shared by Sinn Féin's Housing Spokesman Eoin Ó Broin depicting gards overseeing a Famine-era eviction, ...

And tempers run very high on both sides of the divide when it’s brought up.” So it would be disingenuous of me not to include them. “Everyone has been roaring and screaming about the poor Gardaí, and the fact they were in the picture is a shame.