Strike ballot of frontline gardaí will ‘guide’ GRA

Frontline garda representatives will ultimately make the controversial decision as to what type of industrial action will be pursued if members vote for it in a ballot.

The outcome of the ballot will guide, but not direct, the elected decision-making body of the Garda Representative Association – the Central Executive Committee.

“All we are doing is establishing the will of our membership,” said president Ciaran O’Neill. “It will help us make a decision.”