Senior garda rejects suggestions people are afraid to visit Cork

Top garda confirms city has 15 fewer gardaí than it did three years ago but rejects claims people are afraid to socialise in city centre despite a number of recent, violent brawls

Chief Supt Tom Myers confirmed that Cork city has 15 fewer gardaí than it did three years ago.

The senior garda in charge of policing in Cork city has rejected suggestions that people are afraid to visit or socialise in the city centre despite a number of recent, violent brawls.

But Chief Supt Tom Myers confirmed that the city has 15 fewer gardaí than it did three years ago.