Cork seeking extra gardaí for high-visibility patrols ahead of Christmas

'Quite a number' of gardaí are unavailable for work at present due to sickness from Covid-19 or due to being a close contact

Lord Mayor Cllr Colm Kelleher, said he had written to Garda Commissioner Drew Harris in his capacity as chair of the JPC, requesting that Cork gets additional Garda manpower. Picture: Larry Cummins

The HSE is to be asked to prioritise gardaí for Covid-19 booster jabs.

It follows a meeting of the Cork City Joint Policing Committee (JPC) on Monday which heard a number of gardaí in the Cork City Garda Division were not available for work either because they were sick with the virus or were isolating as a result of close contact with a confirmed case.