Garda body warns of shortages with threat of rioting on the rise

Garda body warns of shortages with threat of rioting on the rise

Gardaí are ‘burned out’ as they try to juggle protest policing at IPAS centres with routine investigative work, a senior Garda Representative Association (GRA) has claimed. Detective Garda Mark Ferris also said resources in his division are ‘simply not adequate to effectively police the area’. Mr Ferris said Rathcoole Garda Station – the nearest to the Citywest Hotel that was the scene of rioting last month – is a ‘prime example’ of a ‘policing …