Cutbacks in rural Garda resources ‘appalling’

A father-of-four whose family were threatened at gunpoint by four masked men has described the lack of Garda resources in parts of rural Co Limerick as "appalling".

Speaking after two men received five- and seven- year jail sentences for the aggravated burglary at his home, Gerry Garvey said he is hopeful of further prosecutions.

Mr Garvey, his wife Anne, and their four children were subjected to a terrifying ordeal when a masked gang armed with a sawn-off shot gun, baseball bat, and sledge hammer, burst through the patio doors of their home at Sunville House, Pallasgreen, Co Limerick, on April 16, 2012.