'Considerable concern' as gardaí miss crime detection targets

The Policing Authority has said almost all detection targets for gardaí in the area of confronting crime were missed last year, a cause for “considerable concern”.

In its latest report, which covers 2018, the Policing Authority outlines a number of shortcomings by An Garda Síochána in meeting its targets in the Policing Plan, including the force’s ability to tackle crime. It notes that the Policing Plan may itself be unrealistic.