Specialist roles for Tipperary gardaí leaving frontline short

There have been instances where gardaí had to be brought from Sligo and Leitrim recently to help police Dublin city centre

Garda Tom Finnan, of the Tipperary division, said that a lack of garda manpower results in some stations like Roscrea not being able to open on a 24-hour basis.

Policing in Tipperary is being hampered by not having enough resources, with fears that frontline policing will not be resourced when members are transferred to some specialist units. That is according to the treasurer of the Garda Representative Association, Garda Tom Finnan, of the Tipperary division.

He said the garda organisation needs to have an optimum numbers survey conducted to highlight where gardaí are required not just in Tipperary but across the country.