Garda bosses urge public to engage with local stations

Follows Oireachtas committee hearing where concerns were raised about Garda visibility and responses to calls for help

Garda HQ issued a lengthy video on Friday urging people to ring their local station if they feel they need to, even if they do not think it is in relation to a serious crime.

Garda bosses have moved to reassure people that they should continue to call their local Garda station, whether it just to report concerns, seek advice, or request a response to an incident.

The development follows an Oireachtas committee hearing earlier this week where government and opposition politicians — from Cork, Galway, the border, and Dublin — raised concerns about Garda visibility and responses to calls for help.