How do I contact Garda?
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Contact the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111. Contact Crimestoppers on 1800 250 025.
What is the biggest Garda station in Ireland?

Pearse Street Garda station in Dublin’s south inner city is at the centre of Ireland’s most crime-ridden district, Dublin Live can reveal.
How many Garda stations are in Ireland?
564 Garda Stations
There are 564 Garda Stations throughout the country.
What are Garda stations?
A police station is called a garda station. Garda is also the name of the lowest rank within the force (e.g. “Garda John Murphy”, analogous to the British term “constable” or the American “officer”, “deputy”, “trooper”, etc.).

Can you text Garda?
Yes. The 112 SMS service lets deaf, hard of hearing and speech-impaired people in the Republic of Ireland send an SMS text message* to the Emergency Call Answering Service (ECAS) where it will be passed to An Garda Síochána, the ambulance service, the Fire service, or the Irish Coastguard.
Can you email a Garda station?
IT’S been a long time coming but the public will soon have an opportunity to email their local garda. Despite the huge growth of the internet over the past decade, the gardai have never managed to set up public email addresses to cover their 703 stations.
What is the Irish equivalent of the FBI?
Law enforcement in Ireland It is commonly referred to as “Garda”. Some of the core functions of An Garda Síochána include crime prevention, detection and investigation, as well as national security, road security and community policing.
What is the salary of a Garda in Ireland?
Garda Payscale The incremental scale rises to €48,754 per annum after 8 years with two further increments after 13 and 19 years’ service which bring the maximum of the pay scale to €52,482 per annum after 19 years (1st January, 2019 rates).
Do I have to give Garda my name?
Should I provide my name and address? If you do not give your name, address and date of birth, a Garda may require you to provide a name and address. For example, if a Garda suspects that you have committed a road traffic offence or a public order offence, the Garda can demand your name and address.
What is a Garda salary?
Garda Trainees attest after 32 weeks and move onto the first point of the Garda incremental pay scale of €32,100. The incremental scale rises to €55,013 per annum after 19 years (Point 20). Members of the service will also qualify for boot allowance of €2.93 per week and uniform allowance of €4.39 per week.
What does a Garda get paid?
How do you pronounce Garda in Irish?
Pronunciation
- (Munster, Connacht) IPA: /ˈɡɑːɾˠd̪ˠə/
- (Ulster) IPA: /ˈɡæːɾˠd̪ˠə/