Gardaí out of action for 60,000 days due to injuries sustained while on duty

The number of days that gardaí have been unable to work due to illness or injury has been rising in recent years. File photo: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Gardaí have been unable to provide more than 60,000 days of service to the public this year due to injuries sustained while on the beat.

They include 12 officers assaulted during the violent riots that brought chaos to the streets of Dublin last month. One of those officers need to have a toe amputated.