AGSI conference: Garda Commissioner refuses to be drawn on threat of strike

Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan yesterday refused to be drawn on threatened industrial action by mid-ranking officers.

AGSI conference: Garda Commissioner refuses to be drawn on threat of strike

The police boss attended the annual conference of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors but declined to answer specific questions from the media about the looming actions — including AGSI members marching to the Dáil in uniform, picketing the offices of Government ministers and TDs, and possibly taking strike action.

The media was allowed a single question, which centred on the industrial action, but the commissioner took the limited time she made available to cite what the force had achieved; and questioned “accusations” made by AGSI leaders the previous day.

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