State of the force is a disgrace, says AGSI

Middle-ranking gardaí have warned Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald that while the Garda system may survive with “sticking plasters”, the men and women of the force may not.

The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors told the minister the general public cannot get the service they expect because gardaí do not have the necessary resources.

Speaking to Ms Fitzgerald at their annual conference, AGSI president Tim Galvin told her the 300 recruits being trained “will not go anywhere near” replacing the numbers who have left, either through retirement or career breaks.