Call for tougher sentences with 243 assaults on gardaí since 2021

The injuries included 23 bone fractures or dislocations and 17 open wounds while bruises, grazes or bites accounted for 102 of the injuries.

There has been a 17% increase in assaults on gardaí since 2021.

Freedom of Information figures released to Newstalk show that 243 members of the force were assaulted since 2021.