Armed gardaí worked with faulty ammunition for four years despite 2019 warning

In the event that any of these members of the gardaí had to use their weapons, there is every possibility that there would have been a malfunction. File picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

In the event that any of these members of the gardaí had to use their weapons, there is every possibility that there would have been a malfunction. File picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Armed gardaí in the most specialist units in the organisation were working with faulty ammunition for up to four years after a disclosure was made first made about it. 

In the event that any of these members of the gardaí had to use their weapons, there is every possibility that there would have been a malfunction.

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