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Over 2,000 Gardai have been assaulted while on duty

Jonathan Duane
Jonathan Duane

12:23 18 Jun 2023


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Deputy Farrell says these heinous attacks show a steady increase in recent years.

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Shocking new figures show over 2,000 Gardai have been assaulted while on duty in the past seven years.

The revelation comes amid new calls for 'Bodycams' for front- line members of the force.

Fine Gael's Justice Spokesperson deputy Alan Farrell says figures provided to him show 2080 Gardai were assaulted while on active duty between 2015 and December of last year.

That includes 509 in the Dublin metropolitan region.

Outside Dublin, Kerry had the highest number of assaults against Gardaí with 157 incidents.

There was 135 incidents in Tipperary and 156 and 110 in Waterford and Galway.

Deputy Farrell says these heinous attacks show a steady increase in recent years.

There has been 186 attacks against Gardai recorded so far this year alone.

Deputy Farrell believes these statistics reinforce the need for front-line workers to be protected and equipped with body-cams.

He also added that its essential they are protected while carrying out their roles.


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