Minister ‘broke pledge’ on new garda station

WORK has still not started on a new garda station in West Cork, despite promises made six months ago by Minister for Justice Michael McDowell.

Last October, 25 members of the Garda Representative Association’s (GRA) national executive met in Dunmanway to highlight the issue and were assured by Mr McDowell that he would make the project a priority. A number of locals also took to the streets in protest.

Gardaí in the town have been operating out of a private terraced house since the were forced to vacate their rat-infested station in 2002.