Pay freeze may cost new garda recruits €46,000

GRA says freeze may cost recruits €46k over career as Government says retrospective pay possible in deal

Newly-recruited gardaí will face a loss of about €46,000 over the duration of their career due to the pay freeze, the president of the union representing rank and file members of the force claims.

Ciaran O’Neill of the Garda Representative Association, made his comments on the day the Lansdowne Road Agreement (LRA) came into effect.