Garda Commissioner attends Mayo policing meeting

GARDA Commissioner Drew Harris attended a meeting of the Mayo Joint Policing Committee in Castlebar this afternoon (Friday).

He discussed the new garda operating model, which will see Mayo amalgamated into one garda division with Roscommon and Leitrim next year, with councillors and community representatives.

Community policing and having more frontline gardai are key aims of the new model.

Concerns raised by JPC members included the vast size of the division and the availability of resources to fulfil the ambitions set out.

This was a historic meeting as it was the first time a Commissioner attended a local authority meeting in Mayo.

 

* Full report in Tuesday's print edition