Gardaí clash with Shatter over cuts

A war of words has broken out between the minister for justice and Garda representative associations over pay cuts and resourcing.

The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI), which represents more that 2,000 members of the force’s middle management, accused Alan Shatter of “lies” for not fulfilling a promise to keep gardaí informed about the second round of station closures.

AGSI national executive member Larry Brady, speaking at the organisation’s 35th annual conference in Sligo last night, issued a veiled threat of increased garda action by referring to an incident in 1961.