Title:
Commissioner
Name:
Fachtna Murphy
Native Of:
Timoleague, Co.Cork
Appointed:
2007
Joined:
1967
Career Highlights:
- In 1996 he was promoted to Chief Superintendent where he was appointed the first chief of the newly established Criminal Assets Bureau.
- In 1999 he was promoted to Assistant Commissioner in charge of Human Resource Management.
- In 2003 he was promoted to Deputy Commissioner with responsibility for operational policing. While in this post he oversaw a number of major policing events, such as the European Union Accession Day on 1 May 2004. He also directed targeted operations against organised criminal gangs, drug trafficking, serious and subversive crime.
- Commissioner Murphy also managed Operation Anvil which was established on a national basis to tackle serious and organised criminal activity.
- He has also served in both uniform and detective duties in Crumlin, the former Central Detective Unit, Pearse Street, Ballyfermot, Dún Laoghaire and the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
Qualifications:
- In 2006 Commissioner Murphy successfully completed the National Executive Programme with the FBI in Quantico, which is aimed at Chiefs of Police worldwide and focuses exclusively on Senior Police Leadership Programmes.
- He holds a BA (Hons) Degree in Police Management and a Diploma in Management and Industrial Relations.