Charlie Flanagan wants ‘all the skeletons’ out of Garda closet

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has said he wants “all the skeletons” out of the Garda cupboards.

Speaking at the passing out ceremony at the Garda Templemore College, Mr Flanagan said the pace of reform was too slow and expressed disappointment at a recent report of the Policing Authority which found that less than a fifth of reforms marked as completed by Garda HQ were in fact implemented on inspection.

The minister also said he was “disappointed” at the claims made by the GRA last week that while members had “elevated” breath test figures they did not “falsify” them — and that the elevation was due to management pressure.