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3rd September 2018
08:51am BST

“I, Jeremy Andrew Harris, hereby solemnly and sincerely declare before God that I will faithfully discharge the duties of commissioner of An Garda Síochána with fairness, integrity, regard for human rights, diligence and impartiality, upholding the Constitution and laws according to equal respect of all people.
“While I continue to be commissioner, I will to the best of my skill and knowledge discharge all my duties according to law, and I do not belong to, and will not while I remain commissioner, form, belong to or subscribe to, any political party or secret society whatsoever.”
He then signed the oath, the Garda Code of Ethics and the Official Secrets Act. Harris, a former deputy constable of the Northern Ireland Police Service, marks the first such appointment from outside the State. Referencing this, he said at the ceremony: "There has been some talk about my team. An Garda Síochána is now my team. "It is my responsibility to lead the organisation and I very much look forward to working with all Garda members, Garda staff and Garda reserves to provide this country with the high quality policing and security service it wants and deserves." He succeeds acting commissioner Dónall Ó Cualáin, who took over from Nóirín O’Sullivan following her retirement from the force last September. Ó Cualáin stepped down from his post at midnight. Main image via @GardaInfoExplore more on these topics: