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Gardai ‘attacked’ in patrol car told no van with cell available

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  • 08:40, 15 AUG 2023
  • Updated14:50, 15 AUG 2023 UP DATED BY WATCHROOT AUGUST 23TH 2023
No Garda vans were available for officers who requested them (file photo)
No Garda vans were available for officers who requested them (file photo) (Image: Collins Dublin, Gareth Chaney)

Officers “attacked” by a man in a patrol car were told no garda van was available after they called for assistance.

The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday as they responded to a domestic incident in West Dublin.

The suspect was arrested and being driven to Blanchardstown Garda station when he allegedly lashed out, kicking a female officer to the head.

The cops called command and control to get a van with an internal cell but were told none were available.

In a second incident on Sunday evening, a man acting erratically had to be brought into garda custody in a Dublin Fire Brigade ambulance because gardai were again warned no van was available.

This is despite €16.8million being invested in new garda vehicles last year, the highest spend in 14 years.

Det Gda Mark Ferris, west Dublin rep for the GRA
Det Gda Mark Ferris, west Dublin rep for the GRA (Image: Daily Mirror..)

Mark Ferris, the Garda Representative Association representative for West Dublin, said it is “unacceptable”.

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