‘Breakdown in trust’ behind move not to invite commissioner to GRA conference

The dispute centres on a move by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris to return the roster to its pre-covid format of six days on and four days off.

The Garda Representative Association (GRA) has said its decision not to invite Commissioner Drew Harris to its annual conference reflects the “breakdown in trust” between him and rank and file gardaí.

GRA president Brendan O‘Connor said the decision by the association’s Central Executive Committee was arrived at after a “very honest and forthright debate”.