After 'difficult negotiations' Gardaí to be balloted on pay proposals

President of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, Antoinette Cunningham, said the proposals “are the best that could have been achieved during these challenging negotiations”. Photo: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

Garda representative associations will ballot their members in the coming weeks on the latest public sector pay proposals, which were described by one union head as “going some way” to meeting the cost-of-living challenges currently facing members.

The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors has held a meeting of its executive committee to discuss the proposals, with the “ultimate decision” on whether to accept it now lying with members.