budget 2024

Strong Garda presence surrounds Leinster House in anticipation of budget protests

Roughly 200 gardaí will be deployed to the Leinster House area as the government prepares to unveil the budget package

Drew Harris, the Garda Commissioner, entering the gate outside Leinster House. Due to recent incidents outside Government buildings, gardaí have established a cordon around the area ahead of today’s budget briefings. Photograph: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie

Barriers and garda vans pave the path to Leinster House as the police force prepares for potential protests in the wake of Budget 2024.

Approximately 200 members of An Garda Síochána will be deployed in the area around Leinster House on Tuesday, with Drew Harris spotted in the vicinity surveying the security measures in place.

In a statement, An Garda Síochána said that it expects some form of public gathering in the area around Government ...