Cork to get 24 newly-trained gardaí for Christmas season

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has been told more needs to be done to bolster permanent garda numbers in the city and county.

Cork to get 24 newly-trained gardaí for Christmas season

A total of 24 newly-trained gardaí are to be drafted into Cork City on a temporary basis in the run-up to the festive season, but Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has been told more needs to be done to bolster permanent garda numbers in the city and county.

The country's most senior garda faced a number of calls for increased manpower from public representatives when he attended a meeting of the Cork City and County JPC (Joint Policing Committee).

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