A TASER pilot programme by An Garda Síochána will be expanded to Limerick for six months until the end of 2026.
The pilot programme first launched in December 2025 in Store Street, Pearse Street, and Kevin Street Garda Stations in Dublin and Waterford.
As per Garda policy, these locations have Gardaí who are using body-cams. Garda policy states that only Gardaí with body-cams can carry tasers.
Limerick Division is a pilot location for body-cams.
Since December 2025, tasers have been used 15 times and, according to Gardaí, have proven to be successful at de-escalating volatile and violent incidents.
In six of these 15 incidents, a weapon was produced by the subject.
Of the 15 uses, there were three discharges, five instances of drawing and arming, and seven where the subject had the taser’s laser pointed at them by Gardaí.
There were no serious injuries incurred by subjects or Gardaí in these 15 incidents, Gardaí confirmed.
In seven of these cases, the subject was arrested and subsequently charged. In one case, the subject fled and was not apprehended, and in three cases the person was detained and assessed in accordance of Section 12 of the Mental Health Act 2001, while one further subject was brought to hospital for an issue not related to the use of Garda force.
All three discharges were referred to the police ombudsman, Fiosrú, as per Garda policy.
All Gardaí with tasers have undergone a comprehensive three-day taser training course grounded in Irish Constitution and European Convention on Human Rights principles.
Gardaí said the deployment of tasers will be fully human rights compliant and will be subject of rigorous evaluation prior to any decision for wider roll out of tasers within An Garda Síochána.
The taser pilot has been discussed with Garda oversight bodies including the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, the Policing and Community Safety Authority, and the Strategic Human Rights Advisory Committee for An Garda Síochána.