Garda auditors angry at being kept in the dark about existence of fake breath tests

Internal auditors at An Garda Síochána have vented their fury at being kept in the dark by senior gardaí about the existence of thousands of fake breath tests or unreliable fixed-notice convictions.

The force’s internal auditors have blasted the failure of senior management to inform them of the two scandals, saying it delayed the publication of their annual report.

The Garda internal Audit Committee has said it was “very concerned” that senior gardaí did not tell it about the existence of thousands of fake breath tests or unreliable fixed-notice convictions, despite knowing about them for up to a year.