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Assaults on gardaí rise by almost 20%

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

Sat, 27 Jan, 2024 - 02:00

Cormac O’Keeffe, Security Correspondent

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.

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