Mid-Ranking Gardai say they fear theyÂ’ll be blamed for the recent scandals to hit the force, without the evidence to support the claim.

The AGSI is holding its annual conference in Killarney, where theyÂ’ll hear from the Garda Commissioner for the first time since it emerged that almost 1 million breath tests were faked and thousands of people were wrongfully convicted.

AGSI leadership said they didnÂ’t know how that could happen, and said theyÂ’d await the outcome of the various investigations.

Juliette Gash reports;

AGSI General Secretary John Jacob says his members fear they'll be blamed for the recent revelations of inflated breath test figures and wrongful convictions, without evidence to back it up;