Child abuse cases most stressful, say gardaí

Dealing with child abuse cases, suicides and fatal road traffic accidents are the most stressful incidents for gardaí to deal with, according to a survey.

Middle-ranking officers also complain about being snowed under by mountains of paperwork and red tape.

A survey conducted by the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors found that 40% of members did not consider the promotion system in the force to be fair.