Gardaí will wear body cameras in pilot projects within a year

Bodycams such as this one worn by an Italian policeman on duty in Rome may be introduced in Ireland. File picture: Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty

Gardaí are to start trialling body-worn cameras within the next year in a number of pilot programmes.

Justice Minister Helen McEntee is expected to tell frontline garda supervisors today she hopes to see a full rollout of the technology in 2023.