Dónall Ó Cualáin | |
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Garda Commissioner | |
Acting | |
In office 11 September 2017 – 3 September 2018 | |
Preceded by | Nóirín O'Sullivan |
Succeeded by | Drew Harris |
Personal details | |
Born | Carna, County Galway, Ireland | 4 November 1957
Alma mater | Garda Síochána College |
Dónall Ó Cualáin (born 4 November 1957) is a former Irish Garda who served as Acting Garda Commissioner from September 2017 to September 2018, after the resignation of Nóirín O'Sullivan. [1]
From Carna in the Gaeltacht area of Connemara, County Galway, Ó Culáin is a fluent Irish speaker. [2]
He was appointed Deputy Garda Commissioner and Head of Governance and Strategy on 20 October 2015. [2] Following the resignation of Nóirín O'Sullivan, Ó Cualáin was appointed as Acting Garda Commissioner on 11 September 2017, by the Minister for Justice and Equality Charles Flanagan. [3] PSNI Deputy Chief Constable Drew Harris was announced as the 21st Garda Commissioner by the Government of Ireland on 26 June 2018. [4] Ó Cualáin remained in place as Acting Commissioner until the official appointment of Harris on 3 September 2018, after which he retired. [5]
Dónall Ó Cualáin | |
---|---|
Garda Commissioner | |
Acting | |
In office 11 September 2017 – 3 September 2018 | |
Preceded by | Nóirín O'Sullivan |
Succeeded by | Drew Harris |
Personal details | |
Born | Carna, County Galway, Ireland | 4 November 1957
Alma mater | Garda Síochána College |
Dónall Ó Cualáin (born 4 November 1957) is a former Irish Garda who served as Acting Garda Commissioner from September 2017 to September 2018, after the resignation of Nóirín O'Sullivan. [1]
From Carna in the Gaeltacht area of Connemara, County Galway, Ó Culáin is a fluent Irish speaker. [2]
He was appointed Deputy Garda Commissioner and Head of Governance and Strategy on 20 October 2015. [2] Following the resignation of Nóirín O'Sullivan, Ó Cualáin was appointed as Acting Garda Commissioner on 11 September 2017, by the Minister for Justice and Equality Charles Flanagan. [3] PSNI Deputy Chief Constable Drew Harris was announced as the 21st Garda Commissioner by the Government of Ireland on 26 June 2018. [4] Ó Cualáin remained in place as Acting Commissioner until the official appointment of Harris on 3 September 2018, after which he retired. [5]