Garda call-outs to schools over knives and weapons double in a year

'Schools must be safe havens. The Government, the minister for education and the gardaí must take these threats and trends very seriously,' Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín said. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

The number of incidents of gardaí having to go to schools to deal with knives, weapons, and firearms has doubled in the space of a year.

Gardaí recorded 31 incidents in school buildings or on school grounds relating to the possession of an “offensive weapon” or firearm in 2025 alone.