'There simply aren't enough stationed locally': Calls for increased garda presence in Cork town

Councillors in the Carrigaline municipal district were due to raise the issued at the Carrigaline community policing forum last night. Photo: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie
The call to action follows an alleged incident in Crosshaven at the weekend — with one councillor describing how she had to dial 999 for assistance when she couldn’t reach local gardaí.
Fianna Fáil’s Audrey Buckley, chair of the Carrigaline area municipal district, had spoken on social media about an alleged incident in Crosshaven on Saturday night.
A spokesperson for An Garda Síochána said that “Gardaí are investigating an alleged incident that occurred in Crosshaven, Co. Cork, on Saturday, September 9, 2023”.
Speaking to
Ms Buckley said that due to July and August being record-breaking wet months, Crosshaven had been unseasonably quiet during those months, but the past week or so had seen a very noticeable increase in numbers visiting the area.That increase in visitors had led to a spike in antisocial behaviour in the area in recent days, she claimed.
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