Number of attacks on Gardaí rises significantly

 

The Garda Representative Association says the number of attacks on Gardaí has risen significantly in recent years.

The organisation, which is holding it’s annual conference in Kerry, wants mandatory sentences introduced for those convicted of assaulting officers.

Vice President of the GRA, Brendan O’Connor, says it’s having an impact on the number of Gardaí available for duty:

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