Special Report (Rural Ireland): Community makes sure area stays safe despite the lack of a Garda presence

It says much about the almost resigned attitude to rural crime, that in Tournafulla they say they are lucky to just have break-ins.

“There’s been no violence which is the main thing,” says Willie Joe Curtin, farmer and member of the local Community Alert scheme.

Isolation has always left the area vulnerable but particularly since the Garda station, which had been part- time for many years, closed completely in 2013.