Middle ranking Gardai are criticising the low level of firearms training for members of the force.

Concern has been expressed at the annual conference of the AGSI, on the type of weapons organised criminals have.

When called out to an incident, the first responder is a patrol car followed, if needed, by a local detective branch car.

Detective Sergeant Daniel Colohan (collon) who's based at Anglesea Street in Cork, says some gardai feel their training in dealing with firearms is inadequate, when they're facing armed criminals: