US EditionNumber of Roads Policing Gardaí 'Unproductive'
Cycling Ireland urges reform after a report found some Garda officers indifferent to roads policing duties and delays in key safety enforcement measures, affecting road safety nationwide.
- The Crowe Report, published on 14 August 2025, found a majority of Garda Roads Policing Unit members are productive and professional, while a minority are unproductive and demotivated.
- This independent review was commissioned after a whistleblower alerted Garda headquarters about many Garda members neglecting their roads policing duties amid increased focus on road safety.
- The report noted wide variations in RPU productivity, vacancies down 40% since 2009, lack of effective sanctions, and supervisors' reluctance to challenge poor performance due to industrial relations concerns with the Garda Representative Association.
- Assistant Commissioner Paula Hilman described the report's findings as "stark" and "devastating," while Deputy Commissioner Shawna Coxon called the unaddressed behaviour "completely unacceptable."
- The report’s release two weeks before Commissioner Drew Harris’s retirement has intensified internal divisions and calls for an immediate review of performance frameworks to better manage Garda accountability.
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right1Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution57% Left
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- 57% of the sources lean Left
57% Left
L 57%
C 29%
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