Each and every station superintendant has been out on the beat and should be able to recognise bogus figures, writes Michael Clifford.

The Garda Commissioner has told the Policing Authority that consequences arising from the breath test scandal, including possible disciplinary action, will be considered in the coming weeks.

PEOPLE in the Shannon Estuary village of Ballylongford yesterday described the closure of their local Garda station as another serious blow to a small community.

OVER 100,000 public servants providing frontline services in healthcare, security and emergency response will resist Government attempts to impose the cutbacks proposed in the McCarthy report.

Seven out of 10 people believe the Garda Síochána needs to be improved, a survey carried out for the force reveals. But 81% of the population are satisfied with the overall service provided to the community.

Recent critical findings from the Morris Tribunal have disturbed and hurt Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy and his officers, but the force is rapidly changing for the better, he said today.