GRA wants tougher measures to protect front-line workers after Garda dragged down road by car

A senior member of the Garda Representative Association (GRA) is calling on the Minister for Justice and the Government to introduce specific legislation to cover assault of front line staff such as gardaí, fire service personnel, ambulance crews and accident and emergency department staff.

Damien McCarthy was speaking on RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland following the serious assault of a garda in Dublin on Wednesday night when he was pulled into a car and dragged along the street.