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Male strippers stopped by gardai for having no tax disc performed for female officers to get out of a fine, the Irish Mirror can reveal today.

At least three men were returning home from a gig in Co Meath when they were pulled over, it has been claimed.

Instead of issuing a fine, the men were allegedly offered a chance to dance their way out of the penalty.

They took the officers up on their offer, entered the Garda station and began their performance.

But one female is understood to have fallen during the incident, injuring her back.

The male troupe left shortly after but the female officer is now on sick leave with a bad back.

We can reveal an internal investigation is underway in the large station, based in the North-East of the country.

A number of others face an internal probe over the incident, which happened days before Christmas.

It is understood the officer who brokered the “deal” is also being investigated.

Sources told the Irish Mirror it was supposed to be bit of fun but got out of hand.

The security source said: “These guys were pulled over and it was a routine traffic stop.

"There was a bit of joking over what the lads were doing.

“So they were asked back to the station and that’s when it all happened.

“One of the officers fell as she backed away from the men and fell over.

“She was in a lot of pain and claimed she had injured her back.

“The higher-ups in the gardai are looking at whether or not what happened amounted to a serious breach of policy.

The fact these men were offered a way out of their fine for the entertainment of officers is the focus of the investigation.”

Gardai did not deny the claims when contacted for comment.

They confirmed an internal probe is underway but stressed none of the officers allegedly involved have been suspended.

A Garda spokeswoman said: “As it is an ongoing investigation, it would be inappropriate to comment further.”