Association of Garda Superintendents Annual Conference

General secretary of the Association of Garda Superintendents, Pat McCabe, has claimed at the body's annual conference in Kildare that there is no evidence of systemic corruption across the Garda, describing recent controversies as  merely “regrettable and unfortunate.”

 Crucially howver he acknowledged that Gardai valued loyalty over truth.

We have loyal members of the force but I would suggest they are loyal to the people of this country. That’s where their loyalties should and do lie.

Garda during rescue of kidnapped dentist, John O'Grady, 1987.

Justice Minister Alan Shatter addressed the conference yesterday evening.


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