More towns to get CCTV in crime crackdown

Six new towns across the country are to have security cameras installed as part of the Garda CCTV programme, Minister for Justice Michael McDowell announced today.

The addition of Drogheda, Dungarvan, Kinsale, Mullingar, Portlaoise and Tullamore will bring to 17 the total number of locations where Garda CCTV systems will be set up under a new outsourcing initiative.