Gardai debate issues of concern at conference

Mid-ranking gardai will debate several motions on welfare and wellness in the wake of an increase in suicide in the force.

The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors is holding its annual conference in Co. Carlow, with the Justice Minister due this evening for the first time in three years. AGSI President Antoinette Cunningham says suicide has become more of an issue for her members in recent years;