An Garda Síochána is extending its taser pilot programme for a further six months and expanding it to additional areas, according to multiple reports. The programme began in Dublin in December under a pilot scheme for selected officers, and the latest figures show tasers have been used 15 times since launch. The extension runs until the end of 2026. Several outlets also report that the pilot is being expanded to the Limerick Division. Garda training and authorisation under the pilot has progressed, with one report stating that 167 gardaí have completed training and have been issued with tasers. Another outlet adds that there have been no reports of serious injuries to either the people involved or to gardaí following taser use during the pilot period. The Garda Commissioner’s approach and operational details beyond the training, deployment, and reported outcomes are not specified across the sources, but the overall direction is consistent: taser testing continues beyond the initial period and the scheme broadens to cover further divisions.
Gardaí extend and expand taser pilot programme for six months
An Garda Síochána is extending its taser pilot programme for a further six months and expanding it to additional areas, according to multiple reports. The programme began in Dublin in December under a...
- An Garda Síochána extends the taser pilot programme for six months until the end of 2026.
- The pilot started in Dublin in December.
- Tasers are reported to have been used 15 times since the pilot began.
- The programme is expanded to the Limerick Division.
- Reported training progress includes 167 gardaí completing training and being issued with tasers; no serious injuries were reported in one outlet’s summary.
An Garda Síochána said that since December, tasers have been used 15 times, and no serious injuries were received by the subjects or gardaí.
2 months agoSo far, 167 gardai have successfully completed their training and been issued with Tasers
2 months agoThe taser pilot programme has now been extended for six months until the end of 2026, and has also been expanded to the Limerick Division.
2 months agoPilot programme for devices began in Dublin in December, which has seen them used 15 times
2 months agoAn Garda Síochána is to extend and expand its taser pilot programme, as latest figures show that since last December tasers have been used 15 times.
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