The Garda Representative Association's calling for clarity on the powers of arrest during the current pandemic.
It says members are concerned following recent incidents where colleagues have been coughed and spat at by people claiming to have Covid-19.
President of the GRA, Jim Mulligan, says having access to personal protective equipment such as masks and spit hoods would help.
But he says specific measures to deal with these people are needed
No Drones Please! Wicklow Mountains Airspace Gets a Temporary No-Fly Zone
Airspace within the TRA is restricted to use by aircraft authorised by the Permanent Defence Forces for five days.
Sinn Féin’s Denise Cahill Rounds On Independent Ireland For Backing Simon Harris
Sinn Féin Bray member questions Independent Ireland's backing for Simon Harris describing their decision as “betrayal of the people who believed they were voting for real independence and real change.”
Appeal For Witnesses And Camera Footage After Fatal Crash In Enniskerry
This death is understood to be the first road fatality recorded in County Wicklow this year.
Local TD Calls For Area-Based Payment Scheme For Farmers Raising the Prospect Of Crisis In the Sector
Wicklow Wexford TD Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin has raised the plight of farmers in the Dáil over the crisis facing Ireland’s tillage farmers.
Government Look To See Off Opposition Move Against Simon Harris
Aontú Blast Cynical Government Move To Bring Motion Of Confidence In Tánaiste Simon Harris
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