Gardaí look set to be issued with body cameras at the end of this year.
The Irish Mail on Sunday is reporting a pilot scheme will be rolled out in December.
Recent high-profile attacks on Gardaí have reportedly accelerated talks between Garda authorities.
Antoinette Cunningham, General Secretary of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors, says frontline workers need to be protected:
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