The majority of victims were male.
157 people were hospitalised after being stabbed with a knife last year.
87 per cent were men, and the majority were in Dublin.
Eoghan Murphy reports:
Nearly 500 people needed hospital care as a result of knife-assaults between 2018 and 2020.
Sinn Féin's justice spokesperson, Martin Kenny, says stabbings are a huge problem among young people
.