Cork communities 'detached' from local Garda stations under new centralised call system

Sources said gardaí have been subjected to abuse after calls were re-routed to a regional control centre.

The centralisation of calls to a regional Garda control centre has left communities detached from their local station and led to claims that trust is being eroded in members of the force.

A new centralised phone system re-routes all calls in Co Cork away from local stations to a regional control centre in Anglesea St Garda Station in the city. It was introduced on May 3 as part of a national movement to centralise public contact with the force.