Cork's 'no-go' streets: 'It's a jungle out there' for gardaí on the beat 

Sarah Horgan accompanies Community Garda Lorraine O'Donovan across Cork City as she deals with anti-social behaviour, drug-fuelled intimidation, and people suffering mental health issues
Cork's 'no-go' streets: 'It's a jungle out there' for gardaí on the beat 

Community Garda Lorraine O'Donovan in Cork City. She says people often film events on the street with little awareness of their context.  Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Events take a seemingly violent turn on Cork City’s Oliver Plunkett St.

“Garda, Garda, You might need to take care of this... in case he attacks someone else.” 

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