Garda body opposes recommendations to close rural stations

THE Garda Representative Association (GRA) have voiced opposition to the closing of rural garda stations proposed in the McCarthy Report.

Speaking yesterday on RTÉ radio, GRA president Micheal O’Boyce disputed an implication in the report that many rural garda stations were largely unused.

Mr O’Boyce said: “I don’t know of any garda stations that are only buildings that don’t have gardaí based in them. As far as I know, any station I’m aware of in rural Ireland have guards attached to it.”