Out on the beat with the unsung community gardaí

Community gardaí are often the first point of contact with the force and offer a reassuring presence on the streets, writes Donal O’Keeffe

Photo credit: There are currently 740 community gardaí walking the beat in our villages, towns, and cities. They are often the public face of An Garda Síochána and the first point of Garda contact.

I recently spent time with three community gardaí, two of them based in towns and one in Cork City.