The Garda Representative Association claims that Gardaí are still lacking the necessary equipment and training to handle riot scenarios like as the one that occurred in Dublin in November, reports RTE.
The organisation that represents regular gardaí, Co Mayo, approved motions at its conference in Westport, asking Garda Commissioner Drew Harris to make sure that each garda is properly equipped with foot protection, a helmet, and training.
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More than 1,000 gardaí have received training in public order, according to an An Garda Síochána, and more training sessions will begin the following week, reports RTE.
During the November riots in Dublin, Gardaí who were on the streets that night provided a detailed account of the confusion and deficiency in communication, equipment, and security to the conference.
Police According to John Joe O’Connell, gardaí from all across the nation, together with him and 15 to 20 other colleagues, made the decision to travel from Kildare to Dublin in order to support one another, reports RTE.
Despite being a guard since 1996, he claims that his junior colleagues did not wear helmets throughout the hurling of bottles and other projectiles at them.
Police Karl O’Reilly stated that the problem of a coworker losing a toe due to improper footwear is still unresolved, reports RTE.
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