Likely False Rumours of Gardai Deployed in Belfast

Border-Rat · 07-01-2013 02:06AM

Over the past few years I've heard an increasing amount of southern accents in the PSNI. I always took these to be former members of the Gardai. What else would they be.

harry Bailey esq · 07-01-2013 02:16AM

if the guards chase a car and the car crosses into the north they can no longer pursue.intelligence yes,visible policing big no.

Jimoslimos · 07-01-2013 02:25AM

It's rabble rousing by the press, probably an attempt to sell more papers but if they're not careful they risk dragging the peace process back another 10 years (one would hope that's not what's going on)

Where To · 07-01-2013 02:28AM

Border-Rat wrote: »

Over the past few years I've heard an increasing amount of southern accents in the PSNI. I always took these to be former members of the Gardai. What else would they be.

Ordinary people. I know a few people in yhe PSNI from this side of the border. None of them were Gardai.

starviewadams · 07-01-2013 02:32AM

Border-Rat wrote: »

Over the past few years I've heard an increasing amount of southern accents in the PSNI. I always took these to be former members of the Gardai. What else would they be.

I know a good few lads who joined up with the PSNI after getting fed up waiting around for the Gardai to recruit again.

donegal_road · 07-01-2013 03:22AM

I live very close to what was known as a 'concession road'. This meant that during the troubles, police from both sides of the border could use this road without worrying about the question of incursion

harry Bailey esq · 07-01-2013 03:29AM

I've never seen police of any kind on the concession road,soldiers I've seen but never police.

kfk · 07-01-2013 03:40AM

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

if the guards chase a car and the car crosses into the north they can no longer pursue.intelligence yes,visible policing big no.

AFAIK On duty Gardai often travel to the UK to escort wanted people back to Ireland! I dont think they would be in uniform though, so would have no visible presence.

justshane · 07-01-2013 03:48AM

kfk wrote: »

AFAIK On duty Gardai often travel to the UK to escort wanted people back to Ireland! I dont think they would be in uniform though, so would have no visible presence.

Or authority.

kfk · 07-01-2013 04:08AM

justshane wrote: »

Or authority.

They would have authority to be there on duty and authority to detain the person being escorted! I imagine that it will only be a matter of time before cross border rules are relaxed for the Gardai and the PSNI.

Death and Taxes · 07-01-2013 02:23PM

Border-Rat wrote: »

Over the past few years I've heard an increasing amount of southern accents in the PSNI. I always took these to be former members of the Gardai. What else would they be.

New recruits (never having been in the Gardai) to the PSNI.
With the recruitment embargo here, why not!

humbert · 07-01-2013 03:05PM

Funny that someone should mention the Donegal Daily
http://www.whois.com/whois/belfastdaily.co.uk

Likely False Rumours of Gardai Deployed in Belfast

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