Elaine Byrne: Actions, not words, matter, Commissioner

Culture has become a predominant talking point for Garda leaders - but nothing has changed

What should culture look like?

According to Nóirín O’Sullivan, “In the past, culture came from the top. It’s time to upend it. Yes, the direction must be set down from the top, but each of you, like every other member of An Garda Síochána, has an individual responsibility to behave professionally and ethically.”

These fierce, strong words by the Garda Commissioner were delivered to the new student gardaí in Templemore in 2015, the ...