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Local TD raises lack of Ballaghaderreen Garda presence with Taoiseach

Nov 6, 2024 14:18 By Shannonside News
Local TD raises lack of Ballaghaderreen Garda presence with Taoiseach
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It comes after hundreds attended a protest in the town following an alleged assault on a teenager.

A local Sinn Féin TD has raised the issue of the lack of Garda presence in Ballaghaderreen to the Taoiseach. Roscommon-Galway TD Claire Kerrane spoke in the Dáil yesterday and called for a rural Garda plan to ensure an adequate allocation of Gardaí in the town.

It comes following a protest in Ballaghaderren attended by hundreds including Kerrane, organised after a teenager was allegedly assaulted in the Roscommon town. Speaking in the Dáil, the Sinn Féin TD expressed the need for enhanced security measures in the face of a surge in rural crime:

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