JUSTICE Minister Michael McDowell yesterday said he would be contacting the Garda Commissioner following concerns raised in the annual report of the Garda Complaints Board (GCB).

THE head of the Garda Complaints Board (GCB) yesterday said he would be “very disappointed” if gardaí did not act appropriately at this weekend’s May Day protests.

A LETTER written by a Government minister, corroborating allegations that a teenager was beaten up while in garda custody, was not included in the investigation file sent to the Garda Complaints Board, it has emerged.

SOME investigations into alleged ill-treatment by gardaí are being undermined by the officers carrying out the investigation, the head of the Garda Complaints Board (GCB) said yesterday.

THE head of the Garda Complaints Board is to go on a fact-finding mission to England next Monday to see how their newly established police inspectorate works.

THE vast majority of complaints against gardaí cannot result in a prosecution because the investigations are not completed within the required time, the State prosecutor said yesterday.

GARDAÍ in four Dublin stations are regularly assaulting homeless people, Fr Peter McVerry a leading campaigner on behalf of the homeless claimed yesterday.

CIVIL liberties activists have expressed concern that gardaí involved in the force's internal investigation into the Reclaim The Streets protest on May 6 may have been able to access confidential details about complainants.