Nearly 30% more suspected drink-drivers have been arrested in Cork city and county in the past three months compared to the same period last year.

Gardaí have made a major breakthrough in their battle against foreign-based crime gangs who have stolen hundreds of thousands of euro worth of outboard motors from marinas in Co Cork.

A 25-strong Garda unit has been set up in Cork City specifically to ensure water protests don’t become violent.

A multi-agency red alert initiative has been launched in a West Cork peninsula aimed at preventing expensive equipment being stolen from boats berthed locally.

West Cork initiative an attempt to bridge policing gaps created by recessionary manpower shortage

The Cork West Garda Division will in June become the first Garda division in the country to roll out a regional anti-crime text alert system to the public.

Shoplifting gangs are shifting their attention from Cork City centre to county towns connected by the railway.

A new hi-tech system is being deployed throughout Cork City and county which will pinpoint the exact position of individual gardaí and their patrol cars, enabling a quicker response to emergencies.

The number of assaults causing harm has dropped significantly in rural parts of Co Cork, but they are on the rise and “from more aggressive” elements in the city.

The future of a number of rural Garda stations in West Cork hangs in the balance as concern mounts over a second round of station closures.

Business people in West Cork are being urged by gardaí to “wake up” to the risks of crime.

GARDAÍ last night carried out a number of searches in Cork in an operation directed against suspected dissident republicans.

THOUSANDS of Co Cork homes are to be targeted in a three-pronged campaign tackling drug and alcohol abuse among young people.

A 53-YEAR-OLD garda has been presented with a bravery award for rescuing an octogenarian from a blazing house.

GARDAÍ are advising farmers to be more vigilant following the theft of trailers, electric batteries, power tools, cattle, poultry and other items in west Cork.

GARDAÍ have expressed concern at the increasing number of cars which are being broken into at beauty spots along the south-west coast.

GARDAÍ investigating the suspicious disappearance of a 60-year-old woman say they have a new confirmed sighting of the widow.

GLOWING tributes have been paid to a senior garda who retires from the force today following 36 years service.