Gardaí ‘will not rule out protest action’ if killers freed

REPRESENTATIVES of rank and file gardaí yesterday refused to rule out taking protest action if the killers of Jerry McCabe are freed early.

Members of the Garda Representative Association (GRA) said they would have to go back to their executive to discuss what action should be taken if the release of the IRA members is announced.

Paul Browne, a GRA representative from Limerick, led a delegation that met the Taoiseach and Justice Minister Michael McDowell in government buildings. They received no comfort from the half hour meeting.