'As long as we're not offensive or not offending anybody, I don't see what our problem is.'
Rules prohibiting members of the Gardaí from having tattoos are"archaic" and"discriminatory", according to a former Garda sergeant.
It is understood the tattoos were mostly on the lower arms of the trainee Gardaí and would have been visible to members of the public if they were wearing short sleeve uniform shirts.The officers were among 175 who joined up at the Garda College, amid a crisis of staffing in the force. "At this present moment, the Gardaí have other issues rather than worrying about people's tattoos," he said."We're living in a modern society, most people have tattoos nowadays."
"If you're from New Zealand or the Hawaiian Islands – they sport tattoos, would you discriminate against somebody who, as part of the ethos or religion or culture, they have tattoos on their arms?" he said.Sergeant Galligan said he thought it was"antiquated" to suggest that tattoos are linked to a level of professionalism.
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