New garda unit to support north Cork's abuse victims 

Det. Garda Rachel McGrath, Det. Garda Linda Lyons and Superintendent Adrian Gamble, Midleton at the the Fermoy Community Centre, Co Cork for the launch of the new divisional protective services unit for the Cork North Garda Division. Picture Dan Linehan

The Cork North protective services will see two detective sergeants and eight detective gardaí spearhead the fight, Chief Superintendent Tom Myers said.

The team will comprise of six women and four men. It will focus on domestic, gender and sexual violence, human trafficking and child abuse in the division which encompasses everywhere between Youghal in the east, Kanturk in the west, Cobh in the south and Charleville in the north.