Garda Commissioner seeks laws to protect on-duty gardaí from prosecution

Garda Commissioner added that drones will also be used by gardaí in everyday policing by the end of this year or the start of 2027. File picture: Niall Carson/PA

Laws are needed to protect gardaí from prosecutions when in the line of duty, Commissioner Justin Kelly said after a garda was convicted of dangerous driving in Dublin District Court, after he pursued two masked scrambler bikers while on duty.

A Garda drone unit has also been established which will be used to pursue criminals by the end of this year, Mr Kelly said.