Gardaí to spend €7m on anti-stab vests 

Two Gardai wearing the new stab protective vest as they patrol Dublin City Centre.

The Gardaí are set to spend €7 million on ballistic anti-stab vests to protect Garda members’ lives in the line of duty.

That is according to new tender documents which show that the initial order for the ballistic anti-stab vests will be for 7,000.