Garda suffered concussion, back injuries and bite wound responding to 999 call

GRA president Frank Thornton said: 'Over the past five years there have been over 4,200 attacks on gardaí while on duty. And the trend of acceleration is even more alarming with the number of 700 assaults in 2016 rising to 1,096 last year, an increase of 57% in that time.'

A garda has spoken about how he suffered concussion, back injuries and a bite wound after responding alone to a call-out to a house earlier this year.

Ray Wims, a member of the executive of the Garda Representative Association, told the Irish Examiner of his experience as the association highlighted the issue of assaults on gardaí during their annual conference in Killarney.