Gardaí ‘horrified’ at families in stations

Frontline gardaí say they are “horrified” that homeless families are having to sleep in Garda stations overnight, saying that they are “wholly unsuitable”, particularly for children.

The intervention by the Garda Representative Association (GRA) comes as photographs circulated showing young children lying across hard seats in a bright reception room at Tallaght Garda Station in south-west Dublin on Wednesday night.