Armed gardaí, dog units and checkpoints to tackle Dublin crime

2023-08-23 00:18

The money from the Irish government will allow 16,500 hours of police overtime per month.

Additional armed gardaí (Irish police) and specialist units are to be deployed in Dublin as part of a €10m (£8.5m) overtime payment from the Irish government for additional policing in the city centre.

It comes after a string of serious attacks in the Irish capital, including an assault which left...