Garda allocation to North West falls far short of what’s needed – GRA
The Vice President of the GRA says the latest allocation of Gardai to the North West falls far short of what is needed to replenish the force. The region is to receive the lowest allocation nationwide with just six attested members to be stationed here. It equates to…
Six newly attested Gardai to be stationed in North West
Six newly attested Gardai are to be stationed in the North West. A total of 102 Gardai were sworn in this morning. The new members will bring the total number of sworn Gardaí to 14,396. The North West region is receiving the lowest allocation of new members,…
Update: Crash site cleared but heavy traffic in Sligo
Gardai have confirmed that an earlier crash near Hughes Bridge in Sligo has now been cleared. The minor collision happened at around 3pm. However, Gardai say that traffic is heavy in and around Sligo this evening with congestion along a number of routes in the town centre.
Investigation continuing into alleged assault in Bundoran
An investigation is continuing into an alleged assault in Bundoran. The incident happened on the Main Street area in the early hours of Sunday morning May 8th at around 1am. A man who is in his teens was assaulted by another man who was unknown to him. …
Moneygold Cliffoney road remains closed following collision
The Moneygold Cliffoney road in Sligo remains closed this morning following a serious accident on the N15 yesterday close to Grange yesterday The road is expected to remain closed until at least Lunch time today HGV Traffic are being diverted on to the R278 Calry road. HGV…
Local TD says trust in the Gardaí has been damaged over unanswered 999 calls
A Sligo Leitrim TD is claiming that trust in the Gardai has been damaged by the 999 call cancellation controversy The Garda Commissioner will give an update on the issue later. Drew Harris is appearing before the Policing Authority to outline the actions taken by An Garda Siochana…
North West left exposed as Gardaí from this region work in Dublin
There are fears that Local communities in the North West and Border Regions where a number of robberies and burglaries have taken place in recent times could be left short of Garda protection as officers from the local garda divisions are being deployed to Dublin to help with policing in…