Secrecy does Garda Siochána no credit

Anyone who happens to log on to the website of An Garda Siochána may feel a certain reassurance on reading that its mission is “Working with Communities to Protect and Serve.” 

They may feel even more gratified to be advised that "An Garda Síochána is committed to being open, accountable and transparent regarding the services we provide for and to the public."

What they will not be told is that there are areas where the force will show itself to be anything but accountable or transparent when it comes to the behaviour of its own members.