Almost €625k spent on repairs to Garda cars after ramming incidents since 2019

Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Repairs to Garda vehicles targeted in ‘ramming’ incidents since 2019 have cost the State almost €625,000, figures have revealed.

Footage showing a collision between a patrol car and another vehicle as onlookers cheered went viral on social media last month, and gardaí investigating the matter have since made five arrests.