Tourist hotspot sees sole sergeant transferred

A senior garda has tried to allay community leaders’ fears that a tourist hotspot in Cork will not have its Garda station closed following the transfer of its sole sergeant.

Crosshaven Community Association chairman Sean Hanley maintained the move was “a downgrading of the station” in the popular coastal town.

After a sergeant was relocated to Carrigaline to fill a vacancy in the larger city satellite town, only two gardaí remain in Crosshaven, which is swelled by thousands of visitors during the peak tourist season.