Missing garda fingerprints expose a troubling culture of delay, confusion and evasion
A years-long failure to act on missing Garda fingerprints exposes a deeper cultural problem: avoiding accountability until a scandal erupts
An Garda SĂochána has confirmed that the number of prints at issue has risen from 17,000 to 23,000, but it claims that these are not lost. File photo
Uncovering a problem that is a potential scandal and doing something about it has never been an attribute of An Garda SĂochána (AGS).Â
That was one of the reasons why in 2018 it was decided to bring in an outsider to fill the role of commissioner. Drew Harris was from a different culture.
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