Gardaí set to strike if pay not restored

Frontline gardaí have given the Government five weeks to restore their pay or face “unprecedented” strike action on four days.

The Garda Representative Association, which has 10,500 members, yesterday decided that action “must take the form of unilateral industrial action by members” on November 4, 11, 18, and 25.

The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, representing 2,500 supervisors, said it is also considering industrial action.