Michael Clifford: Transform, not reform, to change Garda culture

Outcomes of previous blueprints have never matched the ambition. Major upheaval, both internally and external to the force, will be required, writes Michael Clifford.

How do you transform a culture of policing that has been bedded down for more than 80 years? That’s the task that was facing the Commission on the Future of Policing, which published its report yesterday.