Women's Aid blasts 'extremely troubling' issue of 999 calls not being answered

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris apologised for the cancellation of calls

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris today briefed the Police Authority on an internal inquiry that found gardaí cancelled hundreds of domestic violence calls incorrectly during 2019 and 2020. File photo: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Women's Aid has sharply criticised the failure by gardaí to respond to calls from domestic violence victims.

In a statement issued on Thursday, the support organisation said the issue, which saw more than 2,000 emergency calls cancelled by gardaí for "invalid" reasons, is of deep concern.