16% increase of knives seized in Ireland since 2021

2,132 knives were seized by the gardai last year.

It’s a 16 per cent increase on 2021, when 400 fewer were recovered by the force.

In total, over 17,000 have been seized over the past decade.

Aontu leader Peadar Toibin says the rise is knife-crime is very concerning:

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