Gardaí probe near riot and vandalism in two towns

DESPITE serious concerns voiced in recent weeks by a District Court Judge about anti-social behaviour in the West Waterford region and his determination to impose prison sentences if necessary to stamp it out, gardaí are investigating further major incidents in the neighbouring towns of Cappoquin and Lismore.

Garda reinforcements had to be summoned to deal with a near riotous situation in the centre of Cappoquin in the early hours of the morning, when terrified residents locked themselves in their homes. A number of arrests were made and prosecutions will follow.

One Main Street resident said a tiny minority in the town seem to think they are outside the rule of law and it is time they were made to realise this is not so.