Plans to rebuild gutted Garda station

HOPES are high that a visit by senior garda management and Office of Public Works officials to Co Cork this week will result in the rebuilding of a Garda station gutted in an arson attack.

The Garda station in Blarney was fire-bombed in October 2008 and the rented building was so badly gutted that gardaí were forced to move into temporary mobile offices.

An attempt was also made to petrol-bomb the prefab building a few months later but the bomb burnt out quickly, although it did cause some damage which necessitated repairs.