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# armed gardaí

This year
2023
Detective Garda who came under fire says all gardaí should have tactical training
Detective Garda Padraig Harrington, who is stationed in the Bridewell in Cork City, made the appeal at the Gard Representative conference in Mayo.
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Apr 26th 2023, 2:43 PM
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Armed gardaí arrest man accused of pulling gun on shopkeeper
A video of the incident was taken from a nearby bus.
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Dec 17th 2020, 10:48 AM
Gardaí to spend up to €2.5 million for the supply of over 3 million bullets
The matter has been put out to tender for the quantity of ammunition to be supplied over a three year period.
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Jul 25th 2018, 12:05 AM
Heroin and cannabis worth €310,000 seized in Tipperary
A man and a woman were arrested.
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Jan 29th 2018, 6:39 PM
Dundalk stabbing: Egyptian teenager spoke to gardaí about asylum days before attack
A young Japanese man was killed and two other men injured yesterday morning.
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Jan 4th 2018, 12:05 AM
Armed gardaí arrest man following attempted robbery of Louth bookmakers
A man in his 40s has been arrested and charged.
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Oct 19th 2017, 9:31 AM
Man arrested after armed standoff with gardaí last night
The man gave himself up after a number of hours.
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Jun 23rd 2017, 7:46 AM
Armed gardaí rush to 'robbery' only to find TY students making a film
The incident happened on Wednesday evening.
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Jan 27th 2017, 10:09 PM
Men arrested after gardaí found bomb in car on the Naas Road to appear in court
They are aged in their 30s and 40s and were detained at Ballyfermot and Ronanstown Garda stations.
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Apr 15th 2016, 5:11 PM
Armed gardaí find bomb in car on the Naas Road
Two men have been arrested.
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Apr 13th 2016, 10:55 PM
Poll: Should there be armed Garda units at Dublin Airport?
It is understood that a decision to have armed units in place has been made in the wake of the Brussels attacks.
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Mar 24th 2016, 9:54 AM
Two arrested after shots fired at armed gardaí
No one was injured in the incident.
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Jun 19th 2015, 8:12 AM
Seven-hour standoff between man and armed gardaí ends without injury
No arrests have been made.
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Oct 20th 2014, 8:41 PM
Armed gardaí dispatched to protect Gilligan in hospital
The 61-year-old gangster is expected to recover, after being shot four times in Clondalkin on Saturday night.
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Mar 3rd 2014, 8:40 AM
Armed gardaí now in operation across Ireland
The roll-out of special response units is complete after the last was deployed in the south-east of the country.
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May 9th 2012, 9:55 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…
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Apr 4th 2012, 8:32 AM
Eleven arrested, ammunition and drugs seized in organised crime raids
Armed gardaí, search dogs and air units are all taking part in the large-scale raids across north inner city Dublin.
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Nov 24th 2011, 11:13 AM
Almost 160,000 litres of illicit fuel seized in countrywide raids
Armed gardaí took part in the raids on ten filling stations in Dublin, Galway and Louth.
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Nov 4th 2011, 7:52 AM
Two arrested after armed gardaí fire on moving car
An officer was injured and two garda vehicles damaged after the car failed to stop when requested.
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Oct 11th 2011, 9:25 PM
Column: The gardaí need firearms for our safety – and theirs
Sending unarmed gardaí out to deal with violent crime is simply reckless, argues veteran US detective Edward Foy.
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Jul 26th 2011, 9:00 AM