Overtime pay for gardaí up 58% to €60m

Overtime pay has spiralled across all 28 Garda divisions across the country in the first half of 2017.

New figures published by An Garda Síochána shows spending on overtime has increased by 58% over the corresponding period last year to €60.6m.

It means each garda, on average, earned about €4,555 in overtime in the first six months of the year.