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Thursday, April 9, 2026

Armed officers at Garda HQ are 'failing to store weapons correctly', whistleblower says - Independent.ie

A chief superintendent is investigating after a whistleblower alleged some officers based at the firearms unit at Garda Headquarters in Dublin were failing to store weapons correctly.

The Sunday Independent understands the protected disclosure, made by a member of the force, is being “fully probed” and contains a number of other serious allegations, including that weapons and ammunition were not properly logged, and could go missing.

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