Government urged to alleviate 'pressure' on Garda superintendents

President of the Association of Garda Superintendents states frontline managers 'are increasingly being required to double-job'

Justice minister Jim O'Callaghan was told that 'geographical areas can be challenging to manage. And local leadership structures are under pressure'. File picture

Frontline Garda managers want the Government to address the “significant pressures” they are under because of inadequate resources, absent legal protections, and unsustainable workloads.

The Association of Garda Superintendents (AGS) said its members are increasingly being required to “double-job”.