Brexit ‘will be massive draw on gardaí’

Frontline Garda bosses believe that Brexit will result in a “massive draw” on resources back to the border, with major implications for Garda divisions and national units.

Garda superintendents, who are the commanders of local districts and of national units, also say they are “buckling” under an ever- increasing workload, including major reform projects being rolled out this year.

The warnings from the Association of Garda Superintendents (AGS) comes as a report from acting Garda Commissioner Dónall Ó Cualáin raises concerns that budgetary constraints will “significantly impact” on both Garda building programmes and modernisation projects this year.