Garda campaign to combat rise in attacks on gay community

THE gardaí yesterday launched a nationwide campaign to combat attacks on the gay community.

The initiative follows a reported rise in recent months in violence, including serious assaults, directed at members of the gay community. Senior gardaí are concerned about the extent to which homophobic attacks are going unreported.

“The launch is an acknowledgement by us that there are problems out there that are very often not reported,” said Deputy Commissioner Peter Fitzgerald.