Pressure is growing on the Irish police to allow a Sikh man training to be an officer to wear a turban on duty.
The man, an IT professional in his 20s training to be part of the Garda Reserve, has been told he must wear a standard issue hat.
Ciaran Cuffe, a Green Party member of Ireland’s parliament, has written to Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy calling for the ban to be lifted.
“The turban is a vital part of the rules of the Sikh religion,” he said.
“Sikh men are prohibited from cutting their hair or appearing in public without the turban.
“In my opinion, the wearing of a turban would in no way impinge upon the operational effectiveness of a member of the force.”
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