Man appears in court over Sligo stabbing incident
A man in his 20s has been charged in relation to a stabbing incident which occurred in Sligo town yesterday. The man was arrested by Gardaí from Sligo shortly after the incident occurred. Local Garda were assisted by the Armed Support Unit from Ballyshannon. The man was…
Armed Response Unit must remain in Sligo
A local Councillor has called for the armed response unit to be permanently in Sligo The Cathaoirleach of Sligo Drumcliffe Municipal Area, Cllr Thomas Walsh has made the calls after the ARU has been based in Sligo since the 20th March. This unit is normally based in Ballyshannon,…
Third Armed Support Garda Unit for the border region.
An Armed Support Unit of twenty Gardaí will be stationed in the Cavan/Monaghan area from this morning. Garda Commissioner Drew Harris confirmed the deployment last week at the Cross Border Organised Crime Conference. This will be the third armed support unit to be located on the border, with…