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# Public order policing

This year

2023

Public order: how gardaí are responding to current waves of protests

In recent years, the garda organisation has made efforts to formalise and professionalise their methods in protest management.

Protesters focused their ire on Finglas Garda Station this week.

Protest groups contain some people with criminal connections, according to sources.

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Feb 3rd 2023, 12:05 AM