Rebuilding trust in gardaí will take time, union admits

IT will take a long time to rebuild public trust in gardaí after the damning Morris Report, the county’s largest garda union admitted yesterday.

In its first official response to the Tribunal’s June 1 findings, the Garda Representative Association (GRA) warned that reform of the force should be broad-based and not just focused on discipline.

GRA general secretary PJ Stone said: “It was apparent good police practice was not followed in Donegal when this episode occurred almost a decade hence.