O’Brien calls for action after Cork stabbings

Sinn Féin justice spokesperson Jonathan O’Brien has alled on Justice Minister Alan Shatter to "rethink his strategy of cutting garda numbers and closing stations" in the wake of two deaths from knife wounds in Cork over the weekend.

“The fact that two people have died over the weekend in separate knife incidents is extremely worrying, but meanwhile, the Minister for Justice and the Garda Commissioner are quite happy to reduce the opening hours of garda stations and close others," Deputy O'Brien said.