Nearly 200 knife seizures were made in Clare between 2016 and 2021.
New figures released to the Oireachtas by Justice Minister Simon Harris show 2021’s number of 41 seizures is the highest in that time period.
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The Midwest region as a whole saw 172 knives confiscated in 2021, with 948 seizures across the counties of Clare, Limerick and Tipperary since 2016.
Aontu’s Clare representative Eric Nelligan believes a knife amnesty in this region and elsewhere may be the way forward.
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