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GRA say Gardai are not trained to pursue scramblers

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has instructed that the regulations banning the use of scramblers on pu...

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16.50 29 Jan 2026


GRA say Gardai are not trained to pursue scramblers


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Taoiseach Micheál Martin has instructed that the regulations banning the use of scramblers on public roads, public parks and public places are finalised with a matter of urgency.  

However, the Garda Representative Association are saying that the policies around stopping scramblers on the streets is leaving them exposed.  

They say that training isn’t there to allow them to pursue scramblers and as a result they are not protected.

Niall Hodgins is the Vice President of the GRA and representative for Dublin Inner City, and he joined Ciara Doherty to discuss.


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