A 24-HOUR call centre in Co Mayo where clerical staff input garda reports into the Pulse system is freeing-up officers to fight crime on the beat, it was claimed yesterday.

A 24-hour call centre in Co Mayo which inputs garda reports into the Pulse system is freeing-up officers to fight crime on the beat, it was claimed today.

THE Government yesterday launched a crackdown on cowboy security firms and thuggish club bouncers.