Gardaí attack DPP over comments on prosecutions

GARDA staff representatives yesterday launched a scathing attack on the Director of Public Prosecutions over comments he made following an RTÉ investigation into alleged garda brutality.

The Garda Representative Association (GRA) criticised the DPP for publicly stating that the bulk of complaints against gardaí did not result in a prosecution because the investigations were not completed within the required time.

The statement from the DPP, James Hamilton, was made in the wake of last month's RTÉ Prime Time investigation into alleged abuse cases.