Gardaí must prove they have learned from past mistakes

An Garda Síochána needs to be open and transparent in how it deals with controversies in order to regain public trust and confidence

Pat Leahy says An Garda Síochána should be hyper-sensitive to doing things right when it comes to emerging controversies. Picture: Crispin Rodwell

This is not the first such controversy to have damaged public trust and confidence in recent years, following on from the treatment of Maurice McCabe, significant issues in the penalty points system, and the youth referral scheme, to name but a few. 

For that reason, An Garda Síochána should be hyper-sensitive to doing things right when it comes to emerging controversies.