More gardaí patrolling the streets of Longford are the only long term solution to the ongoing feud between two factions in the town according to a member of the Garda Representative Association (GRA).

A judge yesterday told a 20-year-old motorist that his drunk and dangerous driving caused “the death of an unborn baby” of a pregnant garda.

A recovered drug addict who carried out two armed raids to pay back debts he had run up during his long-standing habit has been sentenced to eight years by Judge Tony Hunt.