Garda Reserve on recruiting drive

AN unusual special offer is running in shopping centres in Cork this week. Members of the Garda Reserve are offering suitable people the chance to join their ranks.

There’s no pay as such, the hours can be unsocial and it may not sound much of a bargain. However, those who have joined up say they’ve no regrets.

Mary Kelleher, a 42-year-old mother-of-two from Waterfall, admitted that at first her children were worried about her patrolling the Mayfield area.