McDowell publishes garda co-operation bill

Justice Minister Michael McDowell has published the Garda Siochana Police Co-Operation Bill, which gives officers the legal right to apply for security positions on either side of the border.

McDowell publishes garda co-operation bill

Justice Minister Michael McDowell has published the Garda Siochana Police Co-Operation Bill, which gives officers the legal right to apply for security positions on either side of the border.

The bill was part of the recommendations of the Patten Report into policing reform in the North as part of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.

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