Attitudes to tattoos changed 'rapidly over the last ten years'

Published: Aug. 14, 2023, 2:46 p.m.

An Garda S\xedochana\u202fhas been criticised for its strict dress code after three cadets were sent home from its training college for having tattoos, amid a recruitment crisis in the force. \n\nAs Commissioner Drew Harris desperately struggles to meet his recruitment targets, a situation involving a number of trainees at the garda training college in Templemore, Co. Tipperary, has sparked a new debate on the force's 'outdated' views on tattoos. \n\nBut is Tattoo discrimination common? \n\nMartin Mclver is the Organiser of the Dublin Tattoo Convention and the Big London Tattoo Show and joined Sean to discuss..