The Policing Authority is pleased to announce that it has made a number of senior appointments in the period 1 November 2021 to January 31 2022.

The appointments to the Garda ranks are made following selection competitions that are conducted in accordance with the statutory framework and the Authority’s Statement of Practice for undertaking each competition. Senior Garda staff are appointed by the Authority following appropriate civil service recruitment processes.

The following appointments have been made by the Authority:

To the rank of Superintendent:

• Sinead Greene
• Patrick Connell
• Finbarr Philpott
• Ronan Carey
• David Kennedy

To the grade of Executive Director:

• Yvonne Cooke

To the grade of Principal Officer:

• Ciaran McCaffrey

The Authority congratulates all those appointed and wishes them well in their future careers.