More than 2,000 Gardaí have been assaulted while on duty throughout the previous seven years, new data has revealed.
As a result, one Fine Gael TD has called for "our frontline heroes to be protected and equipped with bodycams” given the startling number of attacks on members of An Garda Siochana.
Deputy Alan Farrell, Fine Gael’s Justice spokesperson, has said there has been a steady increase in assaults against Gardaí in recent years, with figures provided to the TD showing that from 2015 to December 2022, 2,080 Gardaí were assaulted while on active duty.
