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.

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.