Irish Examiner view: What exactly has the Garda vote achieved?

Garda Representative Association vote of no confidence in Garda Commissioner Drew Harris
A total of 9,013 gardaí voted no confidence in Garda Commissioner Drew Harris and only 116 supported him. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

A total of 9,013 gardaí voted no confidence in Garda Commissioner Drew Harris and only 116 supported him. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

The Garda Representative Association (GRA) vote of no confidence in Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has been described as extraordinary by the commissioner himself — an understatement, if anything.

The results of the vote were emphatic — 9,013 gardaí voted no confidence in Mr Harris, and only 116 supported him — an unprecedented rupture in trust between the commissioner and the rank and file.

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