Rank and file gardaí criticise Commissioner Drew Harris as conference gets under way without him

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The Garda Representative Association (GRA) has doubled down on its opposition to the controversial Operational Policing Model (OPM) rolled out by Commissioner Drew Harris and which is opposed by many gardaí.
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris, who is a former senior PSNI officer, was once again not invited to the annual conference, held this year in Co Kerry, and Irish Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan is also not going on that basis.

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