1,000 gardaí would be needed for hard border, GRA delegates hear

At least 1,000 extra gardaí would be needed to police a hard border with the North.

Garda Representative Association (GRA) delegates heard the State would have to deploy that number along the border for security reasons if Brexit talks result in a hard customs border.

GRA central executive committee member Garda James Morrisroe, who is based in the Cavan/Monaghan Garda division, said 1,000 was a “conservative figure” for policing the 500km border, which has 208 crossings.