GRA push for garda pay to be restored

The largest garda representative organisation is facing a vital ballot on rosters, and the election of new leaders, which will determine if it is to become more militant.

A meeting in Cork recently, which 300 Garda Representative Association (GRA) members attended, pushed for a militant stance on recouping a 22% pay cut, and suggested the possibility of industrial action.

PJ Stone, who was the GRA’s general secretary for many years, has just retired, and the deputy general secretary, John Healy, is also due to step down within few weeks.