Gardaí face crisis as 100 superintendents eligible to retire

THE Garda Síochána is facing a growing management crisis with 12 superintendents due to take voluntary retirement this year and up to 100 others eligible for retirement.

Gardaí face  crisis as 100 superintendents eligible to retire

On top of these voluntary retirements, a further three detective superintendents, all in Dublin, have already retired or will soon do so on reaching the compulsory retirement age of 60.

Revealing the figures to the Irish Examiner, a senior Garda source said that out of 180-odd superintendents in the country, up to 100 are eligible for retirement.

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