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Garda Employ Just 14 Protestants In A Force Of 12,000.

Europe Intelligence Wire

| February 26, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From Newsletter)

Byline: STEPHEN DEMPSTER

THE Irish police employ just 14 Protestants in a force of around 12,000 officers, sources have told to the News Letter.

As the 50:50 recruitment policy continues to ensure a greater representation for Roman Catholics in the PSNI, it has been claimed that only 0.1 per cent of the Garda is Protestant.

A Garda source said: "I have it on very good authority that there are just 14 Protestants in the Irish police force. One female and 12 male officers and one male of sergeant rank."

A spokesman for the Garda said he could not confirm or deny the claim as he believed the Irish force does not …

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