More than 70 gardaí currently suspended from duty

One member has been suspended between eight and 10 years, and another for between six and eight years.

A Garda officer has been suspended from duty for more than eight years, one of more than 70 officers currently suspended from the force.

An Garda Síochána also said that 17 police officers – including seven probationers – have been dismissed over the past three years.