Minister to seek approval on sending four gardaí to France

 Unions have warned justice minister Jim O'Callaghan that gardaí could have to give up as many as 71 rest days to police the EU presidency.  File Picture: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland

Unions have warned justice minister Jim O'Callaghan that gardaí could have to give up as many as 71 rest days to police the EU presidency.  File Picture: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland

Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan will soon seek government approval to deploy four gardaí to France for parts of the summer.

This is despite garda unions warning that leave and rest days will be cancelled during the European presidency.

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