'Shock' that garda to be prosecuted over pursuit of crime gang members killed in head-on collision

AGSI general secretary Antoinette Cunningham: 'Once again we have a situation whereby a garda is subject to a protracted Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission process to only find out in a public domain that he is to face charges.' Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Two of the main Garda representative bodies have reacted with anger after it emerged a member of the force faces criminal prosecution after being involved in the pursuit of three members of a Dublin criminal gang who died in a road collision.

The Garda Representative Association (GRA) and the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors have both reacted angrily after details emerged at an inquest of the criminal prosecution.