Call for garda cars to be reinforced

THERE were calls yesterday for steps to be taken to reinforce garda patrol cars following the latest joyriding incident, which left two officers injured.

The two gardaí were treated in Dublin’s Beaumont Hospital after a stolen jeep rammed their patrol car in Malahide, north Dublin. Their injuries were not described as serious.

A youth in his 20s was charged yesterday in Swords District Court in relation to the incident.