Gardaí: ‘We were conned’ in pay review

THE largest Garda representative body has slammed the benchmarking process as a “charade”.

The Garda Representative Association (GRA) said it was “conned” by the benchmarking review, which last month ruled that most public sector workers (including gardaí) would not receive a pay rise.

The GRA said it may decide to opt out of the next national wage agreement.