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.

Bill for gardaí at Corrib site hits €14m
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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