GRA President says Members needs must be taken into consideration by Garda Commissioner
The Donegal based President of the GRA says striking a balance between members needs and service needs will need to be established in talks later. The Garda Representative Association is due to meet with the Garda Commissioner today. Currently, Drew Harris intends on reverting to the pre-COVID roster in…
GRA President says it’s unfortunate that Gardaí will have be balloted on if they have confidence in Garda Commissioner
The Donegal based President of the GRA says it’s ‘disappointing’ that they have reached the situation where Rank and file members of the Gardaí will be balloted on whether they have confidence in Garda Commissioner Drew Harris. The decision to hold a vote of no confidence in the…
GRA President says falling Garda numbers is a cause of concern
The Donegal based President of the GRA is warning that one of the biggest challenges facing the force at present is falling Garda numbers, It’s being reported that Staff morale is at an all-time low among Gardaí with many disillusioned at the lack of support they receive. Members…
GRA President expresses frustration following Ballyfermot incident
The Donegal based president of the Garda Representative Association says an incident in Dublin were a Garda was attacked yesterday is ‘disturbing’. A male garda received medical treatment yesterday after he was surrounded by a group of youths and struck with a missile in Ballyfermot. Garda say a…
GRA President claims increase in Garda overtime can be attributed to shortage in staff numbers
The Donegal based President of the GRA has attributed a large increase in overtime costs clocked up by Gardai id down to a severe shortage in numbers. It’s emerged that eight gardai were paid over 50,000 euro each in overtime last year. Almost 130 million euro was spent…
GRA President expresses concern over burning of patrol car in Donegal
The Donegal based president of the Garda Representative Association says the events over the weekend where an on duty garda was seriously attacked in Dublin and a Garda patrol car was burned out in Castlefinn shows there is a lack of respect for the force in certain sectors of the…
GRA President calls for plan to address the shortage of frontline Gardaí
The President of the GRA says while he hopes the shortfall in frontline Gardai in Sligo will be addressed as part of the Budget, a modern workforce plan needs to be drawn up to ensure that problem areas nationwide are tackled. Donegal based Garda Brendan O’Connor has given a…