Garda groups angered by plans to shut up to 80 stations

Garda staff associations have reacted angrily to plans that as many as 80 stations are to shut in the second raft of closures.

The Garda Representative Association slammed a proposal from management to replace many of the closed stations with a “some sort of mobile police library”, with a garda holding occasional “clinics” in parish or community halls.

The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors said the drip-feed of information to the media was an “insult” to its members.