Station closures 'broke link' with public, says Garda association

The former Garda Station building on MacCurtain Street in Cork city, which is one of six stations in the county that have been disposed of. File picture: Larry Cummins

Four out of 10 garda stations closed as part of austerity measures 10 years ago have been “disposed of”, with Cork and Clare bearing the brunt of the closures, new figures show.

But more than a quarter of the stations remain in Garda hands and are not in active use, with calls for them to be re-opened along with the six stations now operational again.