Gardaí threaten to refuse to police events during Ireland's presidency of EU next year

Motion outlined the action was in response to 'failures to progress issues impacting on our members, including ongoing attempts to reduce conditions of employment and the continued refusal to engage in meaningful consultation on issues critical to welfare and wellbeing'.

Rank and file gardaí are threatening not to cooperate with planning for policing Ireland’s six-month presidency of the European Union next year.

Members of the Garda Representative Association voted on Tuesday to direct the officers of the association not to attend any meetings with Garda management in preparation for the policing of up to 170 events to be held during the Irish presidency tenure from July 1 to December 31, 2026.