Tender process for Macroom's new Garda station set for two years after planning permission

The construction of the new Cork regional headquarters in Macroom had planning permission approved in March last year

Gardaí have been operating out of a cramped, archaic station in the town and for several years have been voicing concerns about the conditions they are forced to work in. File picture

The ongoing delay in building a new Garda station in Macroom has been criticised by the Garda Representative Association (GRA) at its recent annual conference, while a local TD has discovered that the project is not even going out to tender until the middle of 2023.

Gardaí have been operating out of a cramped, archaic station in the town and for several years have been voicing concerns about the conditions they are forced to work in.