1,000 gardaí to meet in protest against reserves

MORE than 1,000 Munster gardaí are expected to take part in a Cork protest meeting on Monday over controversial plans for a garda reserve force.

The meeting, set to take place in the Rochestown Park Hotel, follows the intense row between Justice Minister Michael McDowell and garda representative associations which shows no sign of abating.

Garda representatives have expressed grave concern at being told to remove posters in garda stations informing members of meetings to oppose Government plans for a garda reserve force.