Garda chiefs car hits bollard after officer raises barrier to stop the unmarked

[TheSyntaX]

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/garda-chiefs-car-hits-bollard-after-officer-raises-barrier-to-stop-the-unmarked-vehicle-37992113.html

Gardaí said "normal procedures" were followed during a security alert at the organisation's HQ involving an unmarked PSNI vehicle carrying the Garda Commissioner.
A garda on duty at the gate pressed an emergency button when they saw the approaching and unmarked vehicle with Northern Ireland registration plates carrying the Commissioner.
Security bollards were raised from the ground following the alert and the PSNI vehicle crashed into them, causing damage to the vehicle.
Sources said the PSNI was regularly involved in armed escorts with Garda Commissioner Harris from Northern Ireland, but this escort was usually taken over by gardaí at the Border.
My understanding is that, contrary to standard procedure, Commissioner Harris did not change between PSNI and Garda vehicles at the Border and continued to Dublin from the North in the PSNI vehicle.

[GordonZombie]

To be fair in the current state of paranoia and overhanging terrorist threats I'm not too surprised.

[Riller]

I love it when someone doing their job well ends up hindering someone higher up who is being sloppy.