Drug use is destroying the social fabric of Ireland
A major drugs pandemic that is destroying families and communities is currently impacting on every town and village in the north west. A meeting of the Joint Policing Committee in Leitrim on Monday next will hear calls for it to contact the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD to…
Leitrim JPC to ask: ‘Is 13 too young for children to be on social media sites?’
The appropriate age for when children should be allowed free access to social media sites is expected to be discussed at a public meeting in Leitrim next month. The issue came up this week at a Joint Policing Committee meeting where concerns were raised by Councillors following the national coverage…
Garda expert: More children being exploited online
A Garda expert in child internet safety warns that more and more children and teenagers are being exploited online. The Garda National Protective Services Bureau says the abuse is often also by their peers. Detective Sergeant Michael Smyth, of the Garda National Protective Services Bureau, is warning of the dangers…
Garda chief says Leitrim is one of the safest places to live in Ireland
A top garda says County Leitrim is one of the safest places in Ireland to live, raise a family in, to retire to and grow old in. Garda Chief Superintendent Michael Clancy made the comments at a meeting of the Leitrim Joint Policing Committee last night in Drumshanbo. About 25…