Stepaside locals hit out at Garda station closure

Large crowds turned out yesterday in the home constituency of Justice Minister Alan Shatter to demand a reversal of his controversial plans to close the Garda station in Stepaside, Co Dublin.

Around 1,500 people took part in an official protest in the village located in the foothills of the Dublin mountains.

Local independent TD Shane Ross said the protest was designed to send a message to the Government that the community would not take the closure of a vital pillar of their society lying down.