The Vice Chair of the Clare Joint Policing Committee is calling on the Gardaí to use all their force to tackle escalating violence in Ennis. An investigation is currently underway following reports of a firearm being discharged in the Cloughleigh area of the town on Wednesday evening. Video footage of the incident has been widely […]
Fresh concerns are being raised about whether there are adequate numbers of Gardai serving in county Clare. This county’s Garda Division currently has the third lowest number of personnel in the country. There are 310 Gardai assigned to this county as of the end of September. Clare has one Chief Superintendent, two Superintendents, […]
The Chair of Clare’s Joint Policing Committee says the new Chief Superintendent of this county and Tipperary’s Garda divisions being based in Ennis is a ‘very positive’ move. Colm O’Sullivan has been assigned responsibility for the new division covering both counties and will take up the role next Monday as he transfers from Cork. However, […]
The Chair of Clare’s Joint Policing Committee is warning what he believes is the ‘neglecting’ of Gardai here could lead to a rise in violent crime locally. Elected representatives made the case for more resources to be allocated to the Clare Garda Division at this week’s JPC meeting. There have been fears expressed that this […]
The Chair of Clare’s Joint Policing Committee says provision for extra Gardai in this county is needed as a matter of urgency in the Budget. 800 additional Gardaí were allocated for last year, with Commissioner Drew Harris having promised during his visit here in October that this county would get ‘its fair share’ from that […]