*Supt Brendan McDonagh overseeing operations at Shannon Garda Station ahead of the visit of Donald Trump in 2019. Photograph: Gerry Mooney Tributes have been paid to a prominent Clare Garda ahead of his upcoming retirement.
Calls for the establishment of an Ennis Joint Policing Committee (JPC) have been rejected.
Gardaí in Clare have come across “a number of shebeens” in the county, the Chief Superintendent has revealed.
Increased patrols have been undertaken by An Garda Síochána at busy locations in Kilrush.
*Photograph: Martin Connolly Videoing of Garda on the beat by members of the general public should not be allowed, a Clare TD has outlined.
*Drugs are being sold on O’Connell St, Cllr Ann Norton claimed. Photograph: John Mangan Use of ‘inappropriate sites’ to house persons in emergency accommodation is leading to rising crime in Ennis a Clare TD has said with elected representatives calling for increased Garda patrols in the town centre.
Teenagers involved with drugs are “younger and younger” in Co Clare, a meeting of the Joint Policing Committee was informed.
A “proactive approach” will be taken by Gardaí when it comes to dealing with a predicted ‘staycation surge’ in Co Clare this summer.
A Clare TD has said residents of an illegal encampment in Sixmilebridge are “taking the mick”.
Speeding offences increased on Clare roads last year while a 35 percent reduction in the amount of persons detected driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs was recorded.