The Garda Representative Association (GRA) is calling for an independent public inquiry into the prosecution of one retired garda officer and seven serving gardaí in Limerick.
Four serving gardaí and a retired superintendent were acquitted by a jury of 39 charges of unlawfully interfering in road traffic prosecutions and earlier this week, the State dropped all charges against three others.
All seven serving gardaí have been reinstated.
At a special meeting of the GRA's Central Executive Committee, it was agreed unanimously to support the Limerick Division's call for a full independent public inquiry into the investigation, processes and procedures in the suspensions and subsequent criminal cases taken against the Limerick gardaí who have now been fully cleared, vindicated and exonerated of any wrongdoing.
GRA President Mark O' Meara and General Secretary Ronan Slevin have said that the men and women were "left languishing on suspension for over six years, with their livelihoods, reputations, health and wellbeing destroyed".
The GRA has called on the Minister for Justice and Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly to "urgently review these cases and redress the hurt and harm inflicted on our colleagues".
Minister Jim O'Callaghan has however already rejected a call for an inquiry.
He said it would be highly unusual for the Oireachtas to set up an inquiry into why the DPP decided to prosecute these individual offences.
The mnister also told Labour TD Alan Kelly earlier this month that while he may think this is unfair, a considerable number of people are prosecuted for offences of which they are subsequently acquitted.
