I was on NewstalkFM yesterday discussing whether Ireland needs to change its stop and search laws to tackle knife crime.
Spoiler: it does not. Unfortunately, this is just another example of opportunistic knee-jerk criminal justice policy-making we see all the time.

https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/highlights-from-newstalk-breakfast/new-legislation-to-be-brought-forward-to-tackle-knife-crime