Bill for gardaí at Corrib site hits €14m

MORE than €8,500 a day has been spent on overtime and expenses for gardaí policing the Corrib gas project in Mayo since protests began there than five years ago.

Mon, 08 Feb, 2010 - 00:00

Mary Regan, Political Reporter

Since August 2005, €14 million has been paid to gardaí deployed to the site over and above their normal salaries.

The latest Department of Justice figures reveal:

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