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Q&A: Should I expect gun-toting gardaí on every street corner of Dublin?

Security Correspondent Cormac O'Keeffe tries to shed some light on the garda campaign to tackle street violence in Dublin
Q&A: Should I expect gun-toting gardaí on every street corner of Dublin?

What the Irish Examiner led on was an actual new development: the deployment of members of the Garda Public Order Unit on the beat, doing regular foot patrols. Picture: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

Q. So, what is the story with armed gardaí being stationed on every corner in Dublin city centre to crack down on feral teenage gangs?

A. Sorry to disappoint you, there is no such story.

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