Updated: 1pm
Four members of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors' (Agsi) national executive have resigned due to concerns over governance.
Following the resignation of two members last week, the remaining two came on Monday as the group's annual delegate conference got underway in Killarney, Co Kerry.
As reported in The Irish Times, it is understood their decisions relate to governance concerns they raised, which they felt had not been addressed by Agsi.
Following reports of the resignations, the Agsi's president, Paul Curran said they are "not in a position to comment on the specifics of any of the HR issues", adding: "I can't go into the issues in relation to the reasoning behind the resignations."
The conference is continuing on Tuesday, with Garda Commissioner Drew Harris and Agsi general secretary Antoinette Cunningham due to address the meeting.
On Monday, Minister for Justice Helen McEntee was in attendance, remarking that recent protests outside the homes of politicians and public figures, such as Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and chief medical officer Dr Tony Holohan, were “crossing a line”.
