Gardaí identify 50 rogue traders in Cork city

Superintendent Mick Comyns said gardaí have identified over 30 separate incidents of such illegitimate home repair services being offered to people in the last two weeks

A Garda and Social Welfare checkpoint on the South Link Road, Cork. Picture: An Garda Síochána

Gardaí in Cork have stepped up patrols targeting bogus traders after identifying some 50 people involved in the illegitimate home repair racket in the city alone.

Superintendent Mick Comyns said gardaí have identified over 30 separate incidents of such illegitimate home repair services being offered to people across the city in the last two weeks.