The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors has expressed its opposition to a proposal to relocate personnel from local garda stations to district headquarters.

DRIVERS who allow children to travel in cars without seat belts will face penalty points and fines from this Monday.

GARDAÍ have warned that the penalty points system will collapse unless extra gardaí are allocated and the associated paperwork is cut dramatically.

MIDDLE-RANKING gardaí have complained to management that traffic law enforcement is not being given a sufficiently high profile.