Cork to get 'fair share' of new garda recruits in October, says McEntee

Justice minister declined to comment on whether Cork would get emergency funding for garda overtime as Dublin did

Cork Chamber CEO Conor Healy with Justice Minister Helen McEntee during her visit to Cork to discuss city centre policing resources. Picture: John Allen

Cork will get its “fair share” of new garda recruits in October, Justice Minister Helen McEntee insisted on Wednesday as she met civic and business leaders to discuss city centre policing resources.

Ms McEntee heard repeated calls for more gardaí on the beat, and for high visibility policing in the city centre, from members of the Cork Development Forum at the Cork Chamber offices, and later from members of the Cork Business Association (CBA).