Shatter in dispute with garda over army remark

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter and the leader of the association representing the country’s rank and file gardaí have become embroiled in yet another row — this time over the Defence Forces.

Mr Shatter accused Garda Representative Association (GRA) president Damien McCarthy of “denigrating the role of the Defence Forces”.

He was reacting to a statement made by Garda McCarthy who questioned why Mr Shatter was continuing to allow recruitment into the military while at the same time imposing a recruitment embargo on the Garda.