Commission may be only way to avert Garda strike

If you hear an unusual “tap, tap, tap” sound near Leinster House, don’t worry.

It’s just Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald attempting to chisel her way out being stuck between a damaging rock and a hard place with the Government’s most prized possession: a commission.

Yesterday, the Tánaiste met with officials from the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors in a bid to prevent an all-out strike alongside the Garda Representatives Association on four separate days next month.