GRA claim reduced number of gardaí is hampering the fight against rural crime
A north west GRA representative says the ability of the Gardai to tackle the issue of rural crime is not being helped by the reduced number of serving front line members. Ray Wims a local representative for the GRA was responding to comments from Junior Minister Frank Feighan yesterday on…
GSOC receive 58 allegations of malpractice against north west gardai
The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) has received 58 allegations of malpractice against Gardaí across the Donegal and Sligo Leitrim Divisions this year. That’s according to details released under the Freedom of Information Act. The highest number of allegation received by GSOC in the north west was from the Donegal…
Gardai fed up with ’empty promises’ on new HQ for Sligo
Gardai in Sligo have not ruled out a walk-out from the station in Sligo town if their concerns over Garda safety are not met. Garda Representative Association spokesperson in Sligo Ray Wims says members are totally disillusioned with the empty promises by government over the much-talked about new HQ. His…
GRA: Sligo Leitrim Garda division badly under-resourced
The Garda Representative Association says Gardai in the Sligo Leitrim division are clearly under-resourced based on the latest overtime figures. The figures revealed this week by the Department of Justice show that overtime last year in Sligo Leitrim was one of the lowest in the region. Just over 20,000 hours…