‘Systemic failures’ in Garda revealed

A third of all detectives are untrained, with some waiting up to 10 years before getting any instruction, according to a damning report by the Garda Inspectorate.

The bulk of all Garda recruits since 2005 — numbering 5,000 in total — have not received training in how to conduct interviews.

In a 500-page report, the inspectorate said that a lack of crime management structures meant that inexperienced gardaí were sometimes investigating serious crimes, such as rape, child sexual abuse, and robbery.