Gardaí vow mass protest if McCabe killers released

GARDAÍ have warned the Government they will take to the streets in mass protest if the killers of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe are released early from prison.

Following a meeting in Adare yesterday, the Garda Representative Association national executive said the statement by PSNI chief Hugh Orde that the Northern Bank robbery was the work of the IRA endorsed the view of the association that the killers of Det McCabe should be treated as criminals and murderers.

Det McCabe’s widow Ann attended yesterday’s meeting, which was the first time the GRA gathered outside of Dublin.