Gardaí to fight reserve force

HUNDREDS of gardaí from all over Munster are expected to meet in a Cork hotel next Monday to show their opposition to Justice Minister Michael McDowell’s plans to create a reserve force.

Cork-based Sergeant Willie Gleeson, who is a national treasurer and national executive member of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI), confirmed last night that a meeting has been arranged for the Rochestown Park hotel on February 27 at 7.30pm.

The meeting is being organised in conjunction with the Garda Representative Association (GRA).