Nonsense, the question on everyone’s lips from Rotterdam ...
“Nonsense, the question on everyone’s lips from Rotterdam to Tallinn is “When oh when will there be more Gardaí foot patrols in Leitrim””
Summary
There is no evidence of a widespread demand from places like Rotterdam or Tallinn for more Garda foot patrols in Leitrim. While a recent government announcement added 193 new Gardaí nationwide, the Sligo/Leitrim area was specifically noted as receiving no additional officers, prompting local concern rather than a broad international call for more patrols.
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- 193 new Gardaí assigned to stations across the country
“The newly attested Gardaí will take up positions in communities across the country and many of them will play an important role in high visibility policing. The high-visibility foot patrols are having an impact and making our communities safer.
- Law enforcement in Ireland - Wikipedia
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- Garda Síochána - Wikipedia
The programme is intended to be ... during 2026. The service, when originally created, was armed, but the Provisional Government reversed the decision and reconstituted the service as an unarmed police service. This was in contrast to the attitude of the British Dublin Castle administration, which refused appeals from the Royal Irish Constabulary that the service be disarmed. In the words of first Commissioner, Michael Staines, TD, "the Garda ...
- List of Garda districts - Wikipedia
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- GARDA | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
GARDA definition: 1. the national police force of Ireland 2. a police officer of the lowest rank in the Garda 3. the…. Learn more.
- Concern as no new Gardaí allocated to Sligo/Leitrim | OceanFM
Sligo/Leitrim is the only Garda region in the country to receive no additional Gardai today. It has led to worry among people in the region that the area is not...
- Human rights group ‘very concerned’ after gardaí post photo of men detained on ground
The picture, shared to a regional garda Facebook page, accompanied a post in which they said the men had been apprehended and arrested at night after fleeing from a vehicle on foot.
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