Dónall Ó Cualáin

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	(1957-11-04) 4 November 1957 (age 67) Carna, County Galway, Ireland
Alma mater	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 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]