We need a change of culture for An Garda Síochána, not a new code

The Policing Authority’s efforts to establish a code of ethics for An Garda Síochána are a waste of resources when more serious issues need to be addressed, writes Michael Clifford

Into the breach once more. Another process, another code, another forest of trees to be felled in the name of procedure. Above all, another journey into the dark heart of gobbledegook.

The Policing Authority has sent a call out to the general public for input into a new code of ethics for An Garda Síochána. This process began last April with the invitation for “preliminary views” on a code.