Eamonn Farrell Eamonn Farrell

THE NUMBER OF gardaí injured on duty increased year-on-year between 2012 and 2016, new figures show.

To date in 2017, a total of 293 gardaí have been injured, with 3,145 gardaí injured between 2012 and July 2017.

The figures were released in a parliamentary question to Deputy Bernard Durkan TD, who had requested them from the Minister for Justice and Equality, Charlie Flanagan.

Bernard Durkan TD Bernard Durkan TD

Since 2007, a total of 5,417 members of An Garda Siochána have been injured on duty and five lost their lives on duty. They included Garda Adrian Donohoe, who was shot dead during a botched raid in Bellurgan in 2013, and Garda Tony Golden, who was killed by Adrian Crevan Mackin during a domestic dispute in Omeath.

The justice minister’s department was unable to give specific details on the nature of the injuries to the gardaí.

There are currently 12,359 members of An Garda Siochána, with 10,696 at the rank of Garda.

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