Gardaí to attend Olympics security conference in Athens

MEMBERS of the Garda Síochána will attend an international conference later this month to discuss security at the Olympic Games.

The International Olympic Council (IOC) are to meet with European delegations in Athens on May 24 to outline the safety plans for the August event, and consider any concerns which competing country's may have.

Fresh concerns over Olympic security were raised last Wednesday morning following three bomb blasts outside an Athens police station.