Dónall Ó Cualáin
Acting Garda (Police) Commissioner in Ireland (2017-2018)
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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]
Dónall Ó Cualáin | |
|---|---|
Ó Cualáin in 2017 | |
| Garda Commissioner | |
Acting | |
| In office 11 September 2017 – 3 September 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Nóirín O'Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Drew Harris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 November 1957 Carna, County Galway, Ireland |
| Garda Síochána College | |
Biography
From Carna in the Gaeltacht area of Connemara, County Galway, Ó Cualáin 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 prospective 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]