Judge: Give gardaí Taser stun guns

A judge has called for Taser stun guns to be issued to gardaí to deal with out-of-control public order incidents.

Currently, Taser weapons are restricted to trained members of the armed Emergency Response Unit, based in Dublin, and the five Regional Response Units.

Yesterday, Judge Anthony Halpin, at the Dublin Children’s Court, heard that a 17-year-old boy bit a garda on the leg in Temple Bar last St Patrick’s Day.