"Gardaí at the conference agreed with an urgent motion that the current suspension policy is not fair and equitable and voted unanimously this morning for the Garda Commissioner to implement a fully independent appeals process for suspended members."
"It's very hard to have confidence in your policing when you realise any actions you take in line with ensuring the safety of the public and the State, that your family are going to be threatened, your children identified."
"Members in the South East were identified online, identified who they were, where they were stationed, where they're living, where their kids go to school. You can't get much more detailed than that."
Detective Garda Eamonn Cunnane and seven suspended gardaí from Limerick and Clare addressed concerns over their lengthy suspensions. Garda Michael Ryan shared the distress caused by a criminal investigation stemming from a bicycle loan. The Garda Representative Association (GRA) unanimously voted for an independent appeals process for suspended members. Additionally, threats against gardaí and their families were highlighted, with personal information being shared online during protests, raising serious safety concerns for officers and their families.
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