Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has told middle-ranking gardaí that he needs to “trust” their representative body. The allegations, and their emergence in the media just before the conference, have raised deep divisions within the association. Two senior members of the AGSI have not attended the conference - an absence that has been attributed, at least in part, to the allegations. I know that some of your senior members have felt unable to attend. As Minister, I need a strong association which I can trust represents you.

Source: Irish Examiner April 15, 2019 17:48 UTC