The Garda’s frontline armed unit for Dublin is at crisis point because it does not have enough officers, insiders warned last night.
Sources claim the elite Armed Support Unit has seen numbers slump in the past year – with almost 20 members moving and only seven new recruits in.
While management strongly defended resources in the unit, insiders said its officers – who are the first responders to armed incidents in the Dublin area including gangland shootings, sieges and anti-terror operations – are at breaking point.
