The Garda Representative Association (GRA) has faced criticism for assisting garda Trevor Bolger in challenging his dismissal after he was convicted of assaulting his wife.

Former Garda Trevor Bolger, convicted of assaulting his ex-wife Margaret Loftus, has won a last-minute stay on his dismissal, a decision that his ex-wife finds difficult to believe.

A suspended Garda, Trevor Bolger, who was convicted of assaulting his former spouse, has been granted an eleventh-hour High Court stay on his dismissal. The decision prevents his dismissal, which was due at midnight.