Sligo GRA official urges Minister McEntee to intervene in dispute with commissioner
The interim deputy secretary general of the GRA, the decision by their members not to engage in voluntary overtime time today and on every Tuesday for the Month of October is aimed to highlight the current frustration its members are experiencing with the Garda commissioner Drew Harris. The Garda…
Local GRA official urges Garda Commissioner to rebuild confidence in force
A County Sligo member of the GRA has urged the Garda commissioner to rebuild confidence in the force. The comments from James Morrisroe come as major escalation in the dispute between Gardai and the Garda Commissioner in their row over rostering. Members of the Garda Representative Association…
GRA conference to hear calls for more resources
The Garda commissioner Drew Harris will be called on today to address the current deficits that exist in garda frontline units. The GRA annual Delegate conference is taking place today and tomorrow in Westport. The call on the commissioner to address the deficits which is leaving…
GRA call for the practice of unaccompanied officers patrolling alone to end
A Garda is still being treated in hospital for concussion after being seriously assaulted in Blacklion yesterday. The incident occurred at 2am when Garda Padraig Scott, from Tulsk in Co Roscommon, stopped a car. The 29-year-old had a gun pointed at him, was attacked and doused in petrol.…