Garda cop-on - New culture emerges within force

CHIEF Supt Aidan Reid of the Garda Traffic Corps oversaw a 24-hour anti-speeding campaign nationwide yesterday expressing his wish that not one motorist would be caught driving over the limit at checkpoints, the locations of which were posted on the Garda website.

Garda cop-on - New culture emerges within force

That may seem strange; in fact, it is utterly sane, sensible and a signal that there is a new culture emerging under the tutelage of Commissioner Noirín O’Sullivan.

Since taking over the role last November, she has shown both chutzpah and sensitivity in her dealings with members of the force, appointing garda whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe, as acting head of the traffic unit in Mullingar.

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