Frontline Gardaí to Begin Carrying Tasers as Part of Pilot Programme - 02/12/2025
A pilot programme for equipping frontline gardaí with Tasers will begin this week.Justice minister Jim O’Callaghan will bring a memo to Cabinet noting the beginning of the project that allows around 120 specially trained frontline gardaí in Dublin central, Waterford, and Kilkenny to carry conducted energy devices, commonly known as Tasers.Specially trained frontline gardaí will be given the devices as part of an evaluation for their use as an additional tactical option in overall “graduated policing response”.Sources said the trial will be similar to that of body-worn cameras, which have been…
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