Uniformed gardaí 'not equipped' to deal with riots, says GRA after Coolock clashes

Members of the Garda Public Order Unit clearing the entrance to the site in Coolock this weekend. Photo: Eamonn Farrell/Rollingnews.ie

The Garda Representative Association has hit out at garda management claiming that some of their members are “not equipped” to deal with riot situations.

Niall Hodgins, vice president of the Garda Representative Association, was speaking after three members of the force were injured in protests in Coolock last night at a disused factory in Coolock earmarked to house asylum seekers.