In the Garda Armed Support Unit (ASU), firing a gun is the very last option for us. Last year, we used a lethal firearm just twice. We have to remember we are servants of the people to protect the ...

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris addressing the attendance during the launch of the Armed Support Unit facility at Enniscorthy Garda Station on Friday. Pic: Jim Campbell The outgoing Minister of ...

At least 10 Armed Response Unit cars were spotted in one location Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up to our newsletter We have more ...

A temporary Armed Support Unit Centre will commence operations shortly at New Ross Garda Station pending the development and completion of works for a perm... Saturday, 7 June 2025 ePaper ...

The regional Armed Support Units (ASU) and Dublin based Emergency Response Unit (ERU) are Ireland’s specialist garda firearms units. They are trained in tactics and protocols to deal with ...

THE GARDA ARMED support unit were called to the constituency office of Sinn Féin TD Seán Crowe yesterday. In a statement to The Journal, the Dublin South West TD confirmed an incident occurred ...

It can take up to THREE hours for the Garda Armed Response Unit to get to a violent incident, it has been claimed. The Garda Representative Association (GRA) said armed detectives are not ...

Rank and file gardaí are seeking a 24-hour armed support unit in every division in the country to deal with violent crime.

Madam, - The photograph of members of the new Garda Armed Regional Support Unit on page 4 of Thursday's edition calls to mind… ...

A new armed Garda unit began to patrol the Northern Ireland border in the Cavan-Monaghan region this week. An armed police unit in now patrolling the Irish border in Cavan and Monaghan, beginning ...