Policing plan watered down ‘cull’ of senior gardaí

The threatened “mass cull” of local senior gardaí under a new policing model has been watered down with less than half the number originally earmarked for departure now expected to go.
Policing plan watered down ‘cull’ of senior gardaí
Wed, 11 Mar, 2020 - 18:00
Cormac O’Keeffe

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris addresses a meeting of the policing authority in Dublin Castle. Pic: Niall Carson/PA Wire
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris addresses a meeting of the policing authority in Dublin Castle. Pic: Niall Carson/PA Wire

The threatened “mass cull” of local senior gardaí under a new policing model has been watered down with less than half the number originally earmarked for departure now expected to go.

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