Proposals to increase sentences for assaults on Gardaí

Those who assault gardaí and emergency workers could soon face a maximum sentence of 12 years in prison.

The new proposals - being brought to government by Justice Minster Simon Harris - will also apply to those who ram emergency vehicles.

It follows a spate of assaults on gardaí in recent months - most recently in Ballyfermot in Dublin last week.

President of the Garda Representative Association and Donegal based Garda Brendan O'Connor, is also calling for a special taskforce to deal with issues within the force when it meets the minister later today:

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