Gardaí to go ahead with strike ballot despite minister’s warning

GARDAÍ will press ahead with their ballot on strike action despite stern warnings from Justice Minister Dermot Ahern.

Mr Ahern last night called on the Garda Representative Association (GRA) to reverse their decision, which he said was “an affront to democracy”.

Yesterday, the GRA, which has almost 12,000 rank and file members, said the ballot papers should be printed in the next two weeks and sent out to members.