Over 150 On-Duty Gardaí Assaulted So Far This Year, New Figures Reveal - 07/08/2025
Over 150 gardaí have been assaulted while on duty so far this year, according to figures from the Department of Justice.There has been a higher than average number of reported assaults since 2022 when compared with previous years.There were 299 assaults on gardaí while on duty in 2014; 301 in 2015; 282 in 2016; 264 in 2017; 224 in 2018 and 266 in 2019.“We are all immensely grateful to all our gardaí for their outstanding dedication and commitment to serving the public and for the important role that they play in our society,” the Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan said in response to a…
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