Yvonne Cooke
Yvonne Cooke is the executive director of people and development in An Garda Síochána. She has been involved in critical decisions related to the classification of sick leave for officers, including Detective Superintendent Brian O'Reilly, who claims his absence was wrongly categorized as 'ordinary sickness' rather than 'injury from duty' after he made protected disclosures.
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Yvonne Cooke is the executive director of human resources and people development in the Garda who consulted with PublicJobs regarding the promotion competition.
Row within Garda amid problems with online promotion test – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-08-09Ms Boyle said that in January, the gardaí’s executive director, people and development, Yvonne Cooke, rejected Det Supt O’Reilly’s application for his absence to be classified as 'injury from duty'.
Garda whistleblower claims financial penalisation after voicing concerns about equipment – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-07
