Gardai to ballot for strike action? An affront to democracy - yes.
Many, though still a minority in the public sector, seem to have forgotten their roles, ie public servants. They are currently behaving in a fashion more akin to teenagers who have been grounded rather than mature adults. I have no doubt that the majority of public servants are decent and hard working but they have been led astray by the leaders.

The GRA leaders should already have been arrested and charged as per the law but this government has no balls.The entire force should be sacked if strike action occurs. The army with perhaps some help from civilians could replace them and a new force could be in place within months given the huge amount of talent in the nearly 500,000 unemployed - much cheaper as well.

All of the current lot could be left without pay or pensions as well as facing criminal and civil proceedings.