McDowell 'happy' with Garda progress since Abbeylara

The Minister for Justice says that very substantial progress has been made in modernising the Garda since the fatal shooting of John Carthy in Co Longford six years ago.

McDowell 'happy' with Garda progress since Abbeylara

The Minister for Justice says that very substantial progress has been made in modernising the Garda since the fatal shooting of John Carthy in Co Longford six years ago.

Speaking this afternoon, Michael McDowell said the Garda is a hugely different force now to the one it was when the siege at Abbeylara took place.

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