Gardaí consider mass resignations

The country’s 11,300 frontline gardaí may resign in a mass protest, if the Government ploughs ahead with its plan to impose further pay cuts on members.

As gardaí are prevented from striking, this potential move, dubbed by some as “the nuclear option”, is one of the actions being contemplated by the Garda Representative Association.

The GRA is planning to ratchet up its opposition in proportion to the level of pressure the Government exerts on pay reductions as it tries to achieve €300m in savings.