We won’t let Dublin undermine boys in blue

Treating Gardaí as ‘blue collar workers’, pardon the cliché, is despicable. While sneaking pay cuts in the back door is downright insulting.

In a recent radio interview one panelist remarked “if there is any further attempts to disguise a pay cut by focusing in on allowances then it is interpreted as a pay cut. Around 60% of Gardaí joined the force in the past 10 years and unions argue their employers focused on their allowances while offering them low pay.”

Our gardaí are on the front line of alcohol and drug-fuelled thuggery every night of the week. And as they struggle to contain street fights, drug use and reckless motorists, they are criticised for not doing enough to tackle serious crime.