# Assaults
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Last year
2023
garda annual report
Gardaí recorded over 22,000 incidents of assault last year, report finds
31 Oct 2023
4.6k
Dublin
US Embassy warns tourists to 'keep a low profile' in Dublin following spate of assaults
26 Jul 2023
34.0k
138
Assaults
At least 10 assaults on Irish hospital staff each day, committee to be told
8 Feb 2023
9.6k
2
All time
paulstown
Two men due in court in connection with Christmas Day tractor theft in Kilkenny
28 Dec 2022
19.9k
Dublin
Lifeguard headbutted and council staff spat on while working for Dublin's local authorities
4 Jul 2022
37.3k
17
tiktok
TikTok removes several violent videos linked to teen violence in Dublin suburb
16 Feb 2022
20.4k
Courts
Man jailed for six years for assaults on 75-year-old neighbour and 17-year-old girl
17 Dec 2020
22.7k
13
London
Clashes with police after thousands join Black Lives Matter rally in London
4 Jun 2020
23.0k
75
canal crime
Gardaí say Grand Canal crime has 'dramatically declined', despite latest violent incident
10 Mar 2020
30.1k
30
Health Service
Staff in Irish hospitals assaulted over 1,000 times last year - but union warns it's 'tip of iceberg'
3 Feb 2020
11.8k
17
Longford
Significant reduction in Longford feud violence as gardaí issue warning over 'call out' videos
9 Dec 2019
29.7k
Sex Workers
Gardaí make five arrests as they carry out raids linked to spate of assaults on sex workers
20 Nov 2019
18.8k
12
Investigation
'They need to be vigilant': Appeal for sex workers to come forward over recent spate of assaults
14 Nov 2019
18.8k
53
assaulted
Library staff and social workers among 110 Dublin council staff assaulted during work last year
20 Apr 2019
22.1k
22
concerning
Seven 'serious' assaults on staff at Oberstown children's detention centre last year
16 Feb 2019
15.9k
24
Weapons effect
Police officers who carry Tasers are more likely to use force and be attacked
25 Dec 2018
11.4k
19
attacks
Two injured in separate stabbing and iron bar attacks in Laois and Wexford
26 Sep 2018
21.1k
13
Facebook
Retail Excellence suspends partnership with Facebook after undercover reporter exposes violations
18 Jul 2018
17.2k
42
Video Footage
Greyhound says it wants garda protection for waste collection crews in parts of Dublin
28 Aug 2017
56.2k
110
thin blue line
'I've been bitten, spat at, assaulted': Noirin O'Sullivan says she can relate to rank-and-file gardai
25 Apr 2017
28.3k
39
gra conference
Terrorism, assaults and the right to grow beards will be debated by rank-and-file gardaí
24 Apr 2017
12.0k
20
state claims agency
Assaults on prison staff cost the state around €26 million over seven years
24 Nov 2016
7.6k
67
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should there be mandatory jail terms for people who assault medical staff?
20 Oct 2016
17.9k
85
On the rise
'I was a happy-go-lucky guy before the assault but now I'd describe my life as hell'
12 Sep 2016
28.0k
37
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should there be mandatory sentences for assaults on gardaí?
13 Jul 2016
23.7k
97
enough
Staff at juvenile detention centre to take industrial action over violence
16 May 2016
11.4k
47
Assaults
Social welfare office workers suffer punches and have chairs thrown at them
23 Apr 2016
27.3k
83
the line of duty
'He got four years - I got life': The life-altering injuries suffered by gardaí
13 Apr 2016
30.1k
63
tis the season
'Drink responsibly and avoid confrontation': Gardaí want fewer assaults this Christmas
9 Dec 2015
9.8k
20
Assaults
Ireland's most dangerous prisons: Around the country staff are working in constant danger
29 Nov 2015
27.2k
41
Dublin
Two hospitalised after one man stabbed and another attacked with metal piping
26 Aug 2015
16.8k
4
in the firing line
Head-butts, bites and a broken nose - but no jail time for garda attackers
28 Apr 2015
19.9k
89