Garda chief’s record on road safety defended

HIGH-RANKING gardaí have sprung to the defence of Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy amid claims that enforcement of the road traffic laws is inadequate.

The commissioner, since taking office last year, has made traffic policing a priority and has told senior officers he wants the gardaí to be more visible on the roads, sources claim.

He has asked traffic chiefs to increase the number of marked cars on the road. In some areas, most notably Cork, this has led to a reported decrease in the use of unmarked vehicles.