Minister reviews garda complaints findings

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has started reviewing the recommendations of a major independent review of garda misconduct complaints and will soon begin writing to the people involved.

Complainants have been warned to brace themselves for bad news, with strong indications that many cases will not receive further investigation.

The work of the independent review panel — consisting of senior and junior counsel — was supposed to have finished last November. However, due to a late surge in complaints and a reported complexity of some cases, the review has outstanding files to complete.