Gardaí 'tied up in red tape' instead of being out on the beat, annual conference to hear

The annual conference of the Garda Representative Association is taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday in Killarney. The body represents approximately 11,000 rank and file gardaí. File Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins

Rank and file gardaí will raise concerns at their annual conference that they are being hampered by paperwork instead of being out on the beat, arising as a result of the current policing model that is in place.

The annual conference of the Garda Representative Association is taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday in Killarney. The body represents approximately 11,000 rank and file gardaí.