Surge in burglaries this year: Listen to gardaí on topic of crime

THE latest figures from the Central Statistics Office reveal an alarming increase in the number of burglaries carried out over the past year.

In all, 30,000 premises were burgled in the first nine months of the year alone and the prospect is that by the end of the year that figure could be closer to 40,000.

According to Fianna Fáil, the reason this is happening is that the Government talks tough but acts soft on crime. That may be just a soundbite in advance of next spring’s general election, but the coalition have made themselves vulnerable to such charges by closing 139 Garda stations around the country.