Mongrel force should be muzzled and not allowed patrol the streets

IT SAYS a lot when the country’s Human Rights Commission (HRC) is worried about Justice Minister Michael McDowell’s daft idea about recruiting wannabe gardaí.

With his announcement this week that he wants to recruit 1,400 volunteer

gardaí, the minister would appear to be planning to turn the Garda Síochána into some kind of FCA.