GRA hits out at Conroy over garda reserve ‘farce’

THE association representing rank-and-file gardaí yesterday criticised Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy over his handling of the proposed Garda Reserve.

The Garda Representative Association (GRA) said the “farce” over the reserve could have been avoided if the commissioner had stood up to Justice Minister Michael McDowell.

Writing in the Garda Review, GRA general secretary PJ Stone said the minister had publicly claimed the proposals for the reserve had come from Mr Conroy.