Sligo Councillor calls for more more garda resources to combat growing drug problem in the North West
A Sligo Councillor says proper resources must be provided to Gardaí in the North West to adequately tackle the issue of growing drug use in the counties of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal. A former cocaine addict says he could get a supply of drugs delivered “within 15 minutes” through…
GRA claim reduced number of gardaí is hampering the fight against rural crime
A north west GRA representative says the ability of the Gardai to tackle the issue of rural crime is not being helped by the reduced number of serving front line members. Ray Wims a local representative for the GRA was responding to comments from Junior Minister Frank Feighan yesterday on…
Mixed local reaction to Garda figures for north west region.
New figures released today are claiming that the Sligo Leitrim region has proportionally more than twice the number of Gardai compared to the greater Dublin area. The report in today’s Irish Independent are suggesting that there are wide variations in the number of Gardai per head of population in the…
Pettigo to Derry border area exposed due to lack of Garda resources
A Donegal County Councillor is calling for more Garda resources to be deployed in the county following a number of serious incidents this week.. A Garda patrol car was burnt out in an arson attack in Carndonagh on Tuesday night, while in Killygordon, members of the fire service were attacked…