Initiative to tackle burglary blackspot

People living in a garda region which has recorded the highest rise in burglaries of anywhere in the country are being invited to attend a special crime prevention meeting, aimed at making life more difficult for criminals.

The organisers are urging people from north and east Cork to attend the open meeting in Castlelyons Community Centre this Thursday at 8pm.

The Cork North division, which covers towns including Midleton, Fermoy, Cobh, Mallow, and Youghal, last year recorded the highest annual increase in burglaries of any of the 28 garda divisions.