Garda members who dealt with a multiple-fatality fire in Carrickmines, south Dublin, were suffering post-traumatic stress disorder 2½ years later, having not been provided with proper supports at the time, a Garda conference has been told. The annual conference in Tullow, Co Carlow, of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors has been told some of the gardaí who attended the scene were still suffering serious consequences. Sgt Tim Galvin was one of the Garda members at the scene and said the mental health supports for those present fell short. Based in Shankill, Co Dublin, at the time the stalking began in 2010, Det Sgt Gilmartin is now working with the Garda National Cybercrime Bureau. “It was clearly slandering me and the content was being addressed directly to me, threatening,” Det Sgt Gilmartin said.

Source: The Irish Times March 28, 2018 04:52 UTC