SF lays down marker on new Garda chief

At the party’s pre-Dáil away day in Cavan, Mary Lou McDonald said Drew Harris must answer the 'well-founded and well-grounded' concerns of victims and survivors who have objected to his appointment

SF's 'lukewarm' response to new Garda Commissioner. Pic: RollingNews.ie

The government hopes thatthe appointment of Drew Harris, who began his new job yesterday, will help draw a line underthe garda scandals that have plagued ministers for over half a decade. But Sinn Féin may have other ideas.

So far the party has given a lukewarm response to the appointment of the ex-PSNI deputy chief constable as commissioner of An Garda Síochána. This was no more evident than yesterday at the party’s pre-Dáil ...