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Did an unconscious sectarian bias sway last week's vote of no confidence in Garda commissioner Drew Harris?

Many members of An Garda Síochana have an unconscious, or even blatant, bias against their commissioner Drew Harris because he is a northerner and a Protestant.   So wrote Columnist with The Sunday Times and Broadcaster, Alison O’Connor in the Sunday Times who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

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07.00 18 Sep 2023


Did an unconscious sectarian bias sway last week's vote of no confidence in Garda commissioner Drew Harris?


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07.00 18 Sep 2023


Many members of An Garda Síochana have an unconscious, or even blatant, bias against their commissioner Drew Harris because he is a northerner and a Protestant.  

So wrote Columnist with The Sunday Times and Broadcaster, Alison O’Connor in the Sunday Times who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.


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