Garda station conditions ‘deplorable’

POOR conditions and chronic overcrowding at a Garda station in Co Cork have prompted the force’s headquarters to call for urgent action to remedy the problem.

Garda management have written to the Office of Public Works (OPW) urging it to immediately purchase a private property adjoining Macroom Garda Station which would be used to facilitate an extension.

The Garda Representative Association (GRA) — which represents nearly 12,000 rank and file gardaí — said the 180sq m station was only suitable for up to 12 gardaí. However, 47 officers are based there.