Cork City tops Garda use of force

The use of Taser remained steady, with three instances in December, compared with two uses in November. File photo

Cork City has topped the table for the second month in a row for the garda division with the highest number of cases involving use of force by gardaí, official figures show.

Garda documents show there were 70 ‘use of force’ cases last month in the country in the course of policing various incidents, including public order and drug-related offences.