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Gardaí say the restructure reflects international best practice as well as the realities of modern day policing in Ireland, the changing nature of crime and population trends.
There is a 'chronic shortage' of Gardaí in a local town, a local politician has said. Cathaoirleach of Westmeath County Council Aengus O' Rourke said that there…