Garda Reserve an expensive mistake, claim garda leaders

JUSTICE Minister Michael McDowell’s plans for a Garda Reserve have failed and landed the taxpayer with an “expensive mistake,” a damning statement from rank and file garda leaders claimed yesterday.

Garda Reserve an expensive mistake, claim garda leaders

Despite Garda Representative Association (GRA) members voting in favour of the reserve when they accepted a pay deal in November, representatives lashed out at Mr McDowell’s initiative yesterday.

“It is now obvious that the Garda Reserve has failed,” read a statement from the GRA’s Dublin headquarters.

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