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He said: “Our members are dealing with ever-present danger and there’s a level of anxiety and fear and perhaps trepidation. We have very little control over our level of exposure. Our members put on their uniforms and go out every day and just don’t know what they have to face. “We’ve been out there since last February and March putting ourselves in danger and we didn’t question it. We were told that our contribution was valued. Now overnight, we are the only emergency service, the only blue light service, that has been left unvaccinated.” The Donegal-based officer added that the decision to uphaul the vaccination process is “not fair” and is “illogical.” ....
Gardaà often find themselves in difficult circumstances and uncontrolled environments when enforcing Covid-19 regulations, he said. Very few of the 13,000 fixed penalty notices are likely to have been issued to anti-lockdown protestors, he said. Asked if this could be disillusioning for some who feel protests are policed more leniently than individual and family activities, Mr Collins said most reasonable people saw the Grafton Street protests on February 27th as an âoutrageous assaultâ on garda members doing their job. Gardaà were trying to âcontainâ an unlawful demonstration that erupted into violence in Dublinâs city centre, he said. âI think people are apprehensive when they see things like house parties and gatherings in dwellings are happening and they would be really concerned if they were happening with impunity,â he said. ....