Cork Superintendent warns people not to heed social media efforts to stir up protest

Having taken command in Mallow less than 12 months ago, Superintendent Gary McPolin tells Liz Dunphy that key aspects of policing do not differ much between north Cork and Dublin’s inner city

'I want to help people, not make life difficult for them': Garda Superintendent Gary McPolin at Mallow Garda Station where he took on his current role last December.  Picture: Eddie O'Hare

It was just weeks after Superintendent Gary McPolin was appointed to his current role in north Cork when gardaí swooped on the homes of suspects in an early-morning raid in Mallow, Co Cork, puncturing a long-running family feud. 

Some 70 officers, aided by the Defence Forces, Revenue Customs, and the Department of Social Protection, searched 17 locations in the area in January.