Assaults on gardaí rise by almost 20%  

Following the Dublin riots, Justice Minister Helen McEntee said new legislation would make body-worn cameras available to gardaí from this spring. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

Assaults on gardaí surged last year, with 409 incidents, compared to 343 in 2022 and 223 back in 2020.

The sharp increase coincides with a rise in resignations from the force, which have gone from 69 in 2020 to 169 in 2023.