Gardaí fear members could be killed when called out to manage anti-social behaviour

A screengrab of an incident in Ballyfermot in which a Garda was hit in the side of the head by a missile and two Garda vehicles were damaged. Picture: Twitter

Gardaí increasingly fear that a fatality could occur within their members when they are called out to manage anti social behaviour amongst large groups of people.

That is according to the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) general secretary Antoinette Cunningham, who was speaking after an incident in Ballyfermot on Monday in which a Garda was hit in the side of the head by a missile and two Garda vehicles were damaged.