Gardaí want a more diverse force

Frontline gardaí have said the lack of members from ethnic minorities was a “pressing problem” for the organisation, and action was needed to address it.

The Garda Representative Association, which has around 10,500 members, said there was not a single person of African or Caribbean origin in the force.

The editorial in the Garda Review, the GRA’s official journal, suggested it was an issue the new Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland should examine.