Potential laws to allow Gardaí to ask people at protests to remove face masks or coverings are to be brought before Cabinet.
It’s a slight change to current laws in a situation where officers suspect they’re being worn to prevent identification in a potential offence.
It would also allow Gardaí to seize the masks or coverings.
Christy Galligan is a former Garda sergeant from Donegal.
He says it would help officers, but there’s a fine line to be tread: