Mallow moves to provide 24-hour CCTV monitoring

MOVES are under way to provide 24-hour monitoring of CCTV in a North Cork town – instead of the current system whereby video footage from cameras is surveyed only after a crime has been committed.

Currently footage from the eight CCTV cameras in Mallow is fed to a monitoring system in the local town hall where it is recorded.

However, members of the town’s Joint Policing Committee (JPC) want the cameras moved to the local Garda station where they can be monitored around the clock by gardaí.