Shatter rules out probe as Corrib policing cost hits €16m

Garda costs for security at the Corrib gas works in Mayo have mounted to €16m, Justice Minister Alan Shatter said as he refused to order a probe into claims about policing at the site.

Opposition TDs urged the minister to request an investigation following claims gardaí had received alcohol while stationed there, amid other complaints about policing.

Mr Shatter claimed there had been “tourist protesters” who turned up in Mayo when the weather was good and then disappeared.