Cork gardaí to tackle bogus trade calls surge

GARDAÍ are to mount a major campaign to tackle bogus tradesmen who are defrauding elderly people in Cork city out of tens of thousands of euro.

Gardaí hope to speak to elderly people today, offering them advice on how to avoid becoming victims of the rogue workers who have struck in several different parts of the city in recent weeks.

Teams of gardaí will be on hand to distribute advice as people collect their pensions at more than 30 post offices in the city and suburbs.