Representative says more Gardaí needed in Kerry to address on-duty injury rate

A representative of gardaí in Kerry says 30 to 40 more members are needed in the county to address the high on-duty injury rate in the division.

Figures, released at the weekend, show seven per cent (7%) of gardaí in Kerry were injured at work last year - putting it in the three worst-affected regions nationwide.

The injury rate ranged from two to seven per cent across the country.

25 officers in Kerry were injured on duty in 2025, 18 whom were assaulted.

Kerry Garda Division representative of the Garda Representative Association (GRA), Eddie Walsh, says the job is increasingly dangerous: