Commissioner sends ERU and extra gardaí to Louth

Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan has ordered the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) and an extra 27 uniformed gardaí into north Louth in response to the murder of Garda Tony Golden.

The first batch of 14 gardaí and two sergeants arrived yesterday at Dundalk station, to be followed by 11 gardaí next week.

Teams from the elite and armed ERU are to conduct patrols and checkpoints in Dundalk and the border region targeting criminal gangs. The commissioner made the decision after meeting members at Dundalk Garda Station on Monday, less than a day after the murder of Garda Golden.