State solicitor: Gardaí being prevented from attending courts due to cutbacks

A senior state solicitor has claimed court cases are being adjourned because gardaí are being prohibited from attending them due to cutbacks.

State solicitor: Gardaí being prevented from attending courts due to cutbacks

Malachy Boohig, who has been a state solicitor for the past 26 years, said: “I have requested gardaí to attend courts only to be told that they will not, or cannot do so because senior officers prohibit such attendance as a result of cutbacks.”

The state solicitor for West Cork, said he had no reason to believe the situation was not being replicated countrywide.

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