Gardaí claiming overnight allowances for trips that never happened, audit finds 

A working group had been set up within An Garda Síochána to look at “policy and cultural issues” around the claiming of expenses and allowances in the force. Picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie

A Garda internal audit found that some officers were claiming overnight allowances for overnight trips that had not taken place.

Garda management had approved the practice instead of allowing those involved to claim for overtime, according to an internal audit.