There was a 20 per cent increase in applications by the gardai to detain mental health patients against their will last year.
The Mental Health Commission says over 1,900 people were involuntarily detained in psychiatric care in 2020.
32 per cent of the applications came from the gardai - and the watchdog says this is 'very concerning'.
Chief executive John Farrelly says he wants a meeting with the Garda Commissioner about the issue.
Wicklow Man To Be Sentenced After Being Found Guilty Of Raping Woman At Dublin Nightclub In 2019
A woman who was raped by three men she met in a Dublin city nightclub has told their sentence hearing they robbed her of her freedom and her love for life.
Bord na Móna Recycling Workers In Wicklow Vote Overwhelmingly For Strike Action
Employees have voted in favour of strike action in a row over terms and conditions of employment.
Nine People Taken To Hospital After Fire In Bray.
Nine people have been taken to hospital following a fire in County Wicklow.
Vartry Walking Trails To Reopen For St Patricks Weekend.
Uisce Éireann is continuing to work with Dublin City Council to remove a significant number of fallen trees in Vartry Reservoir Woodland areas following the impact of high winds from Storm Darragh
Wicklow Man Pleads Guilty To Ramming The Gates Of Leinster House
David O'Callaghan from The Fairways, Woodbrook Glen, Bray has appeared before a sitting of Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
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