Gsoc receives 3,000 allegations about gardaí

The most common circumstances which gave rise to complaints were enforcement of travel restrictions and interactions with gardaí at checkpoints

More than 3,000 allegations were made to the body overseeing An Garda Síochána last year, resulting in the opening of 572 criminal investigations.

The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (Gsoc) said it recorded an increase in the number of complaints in 2020, and that interactions with garda members relating to Covid-19 restrictions and enforcements formed part of the reason.