Glanmire gardaí celebrate opening of new station by raising money for worthy causes

After years of enduring Dickensian conditions, gardaí in a Cork suburb celebrated their first day in their new state-of-the-art station by using the occasion to raise money for four worthy causes.

Gardaí had to work in potentially dangerous conditions in the station in Glanmire village for many years, in a building so old it once housed the RIC (Royal Irish Constabulary).