IFA seeks more gardaí and patrols in rural areas after violent farm attack

The IFA is seeking more gardaí and patrol cars in rural Ireland in the wake of a weekend attack.

IFA crime and security spokesperson Jer Bergin said rural crime will be high on the agenda when its almost 950 branches hold meetings in the coming weeks.

He made the comments after a farmer was beaten and locked in a shed by a gang of four men who broke into his farmhouse at Glasderry beg, Brosna, near Birr in Co Offaly at around 2am on Saturday.