Gardaí to decide on escalation of protest

Representatives of rank-and-file gardaí will decide on Monday how to escalate their ongoing protest against the Government’s proposed cuts to their wage packets.

Last month members of the Garda Representative Association “turned off the goodwill tap” by refusing to use personal cars, mobile phones, and laptops while on duty, and by refusing to leave home telephone numbers with their stations to take calls when off duty.

They are also only driving official Garda vehicles when on duty and officers who have not passed the full driver training courses will not drive official cars.