Falling garda numbers at crisis point, says GRA

The dwindling number of gardaí patrolling Cork City streets is at crisis point, according to the organisation representing rank-and-file members of the force.

Garda Representative Association central executive member, Michael Corcoran, has claimed there are around 130 fewer frontline gardaí patrolling the city and suburbs compared to 2008.

He said at present, around 530 rank-and-file gardaí are on duty in the Cork City Garda Division, and this figure includes the Glanmire area which was recently annexed from the Cork North Garda Division.