Operation Thor has coincided with a significant reduction in theft and breaks-in in the Waterford region, according to gardai.

THREE more senior gardaí are due to leave the force early – including the superintendent at one of Dublin’s most high profile stations.

A 26-year-old man who raped a Waterford student while she walked home alone from a disco last November has been jailed for 10 years by Mr Justice Barry White at the Central Criminal Court.

AN empty pint bottle of cider was hurled from the crowd and struck a female garda. Seconds later the riot squad was moved to the front line.