Gardaí ease walkout threat after plan for new station submitted

WALKOUT threats by gardaí, based in an archaic station, have eased after the Office of Public Works (OPW) applied for planning permission to construct a new building in Glanmire, Co Cork.

The Garda Representative Association (GRA), representing rank and file members, welcomed the OPW announcement. The GRA had campaigned for many years to replace the 100-year-old Glanmire Garda Station.

It also previously threatened to have a health and safety audit carried out on the building, in the belief the findings would lead to the closure of at least part, if not all, of the building.