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# Emergency Response Unit

Last year
2022
# training operation
Armed gardaí have trained for 'active shooter' attacks at empty schools and public buildings
Emergency Response Unit and Armed Support Unit gardaí likely to be first on scene to active shooter scenarios.
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Jul 7th 2022, 12:05 AM
# Army ranger Wing
Security dispute after ERU Gardaí used instead of Army Rangers for Coveney visit to Ukraine
The Foreign Affairs Minister travelled to Kyiv yesterday protected by armed gardaí from the Emergency Response Unit.
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Apr 15th 2022, 6:00 AM
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# Courts
Man jailed for shooting Emergency Response Unit garda during raid
Judge Nolan sentenced Charles Moore to nine years in prison for the offence of endangerment.
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Oct 5th 2021, 2:32 PM
# back up
GRA seeks 'urgent' meeting with Commissioner over resourcing of Emergency Response Unit
Garda management has rejected claims that the force’s armed support capability is not sufficient.
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Jan 21st 2020, 10:35 AM
# Emergency Response Unit
Four arrested as gardaí say they've foiled a potential gangland hit in Dublin's inner city
A sub-machine gun, a semi-automatic pistol and a revolver have been recovered.
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Mar 10th 2018, 1:32 PM
# Dublin
Armed gardaí find loaded gun and arrest two men in significant anti-gangland operation
The arrests were made on Kylemore Road in Ballyfermot.
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Aug 8th 2017, 6:40 AM
# Finglas
Man arrested after armed standoff with gardaí last night
The man gave himself up after a number of hours.
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Jun 23rd 2017, 7:46 AM
# fight against terrorism
Gardaí given extra €55 million to help fight threat of international terrorism
Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald says Ireland “is not immune” from the threat of terrorism.
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Jan 15th 2017, 7:10 AM
# Oops
Criminal tries to ram jeep full of armed gardaí he mistook for rival gang
The man was arrested in Drogheda on Sunday morning.
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Nov 26th 2015, 10:49 PM
# Emergency Response Unit
Man suing the State after armed gardaí raided his flat by mistake
He said he felt “shocked” and “numbed” when gardaí entered his home.
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Jul 2nd 2015, 6:30 AM
# Burglary
Gardaí investigating burglary at premises of its own armed unit
A base used by the Emergency Response Unit – the location of which is not being disclosed – was broken into on Sunday night.
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Apr 2nd 2013, 9:08 AM
# first aid
Councillor seeks defibrillator training for Gardaí
Gardaí say they have suspended a defibrillator pilot programme in Blanchardstown and are evaluating a pilot in Kilkenny.
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Aug 8th 2012, 2:38 PM
# Arrests
Two men arrested over alleged extortion
The men were arrested in Dundalk this morning.
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May 25th 2012, 7:42 PM
# Arrests
Five arrested as gardaí investigate organised crime
As part of an ongoing investigation, gardaí arrested the five men in Kill, Co Kildare, early this morning.
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Jun 12th 2011, 12:03 PM