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A screengrab of an incident in Ballyfermot in which a Garda was hit in the side of the head by a missile and two Garda vehicles were damaged. Picture: Twitter

It could have been a lot worse in Ballyfermot last week.

The garda struck with a missile in the side of his head could have been blinded in his left eye if the object hit him a few inches to the side.