‘More Garda reserves needed’

One of the country’s most senior gardaí believes more Garda reserves should be recruited to aid the fight against rural crime.

Assistant commissioner John O’Mahoney, who is in charge of An Garda Síochána ‘s crime and security section, made his comment yesterday after he heard members of the public say how they fear the escalation in rural burglaries.

Mr O’Mahoney said the Garda Reserve should be expanded in addition to the increasing number of regular gardaí who are expected to be trained at Templemore, Co Tipperary in the coming years.