NEWS: Tensions flare in Dáil over graduates from Templemore Garda college

According to reports, as many as 20 trainees could see their start dates pushed back due to hold-ups in background checks.placeholder image
According to reports, as many as 20 trainees could see their start dates pushed back due to hold-ups in background checks.

According to reports, as many as 20 trainees could see their start dates pushed back due to hold-ups in background checks.

Tensions flared in the Dáil as Sinn Féin pressed for answers on whether some Garda recruits might face unexpected delays before joining the force next week.

A total of 170 new recruits are expected to graduate from the Garda College in Templemore.

According to reports, as many as 20 trainees could see their start dates pushed back due to hold-ups in background checks.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has refuted these claims.

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