Gardaí receive advanced counter-drone training ahead of Ireland's EU presidency

They have also received mobile Garda counter-drone vans and equipment, with members of a specialist section trained in their use

The drone course ran for a full week this month and provided gardaí with intensive live training, use of cutting-edge technology and the deployment of both 'soft kill' and 'hard kill' options. File picture: Larry Cummins

Specialist gardaí have taken part in an advanced counter-drone course run by experienced European and Ukrainian experts as part of Garda preparations for the EU presidency.

The drone course ran for a full week this month and provided gardaí with intensive live training, use of cutting-edge technology and the deployment of both “soft kill” and “hard kill” options.