Numbers quitting An Garda Siochana at five-year high

The number of gardai quitting the force early has hit a five-year high, it has emerged.

Figures obtained by The Irish Mirror show almost 100 officers resigned from the force in 2021 – an increase of more than a third on 2020.

But the figures, released by Garda headquarters following a freedom of information request, show an increase of more than double those in 2017.