Gardaí to call for tasers to protect members as assaults rise sharply

Current delays in issuing body cams and tasers are placing gardaí at 'serious risk'. File picture: Colin Keegan/ Collins

Gardaí will call for tasers to protect members amid a sharp rise in assaults.

Assaults on gardaí have continued to rise sharply over the past five years and into 2023, Garda Representative Association president
Brendan O’Connor, will tell this year's conference.