Whistleblower Exposes Garda Negligence in Road Safety

According to a report commissioned by Garda Headquarters in July 2025, a significant number of gardaí tasked with policing Ireland's roads have been neglecting their duties and showing a complete lack of interest in road safety enforcement. The Crowe Report, as it is known, found that these gardaí not only failed to carry out basic responsibilities like speed checks and drug driving tests, but also did not care that their inaction was being monitored.

The findings have left Leo Lieghio, Vice President of the Irish Road Victims Association, whose 16-year-old daughter Marsia was killed in a road accident in 2005, absolutely devastated. Lieghio expressed his shock and heartbreak at learning that the very gardaí assigned to protect lives on the roads were refusing to do their jobs.

The report also revealed a systemic failure within the Garda management, with supervisors too afraid or unwilling to address the problem. Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has promised to publish the report, which he says will lead to reforms to improve road policing. However, Lieghio warns that the "culture of silence and fear" among Garda leadership must be challenged, as "real people are paying with their lives" due to this negligence.