Serving Cork for 120 years EE - V1 EDITION NO. 34,862 MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2013 RRP: e1.50 Recommended retail price €1.50 Ben Dumigan, Castlemartyr; with Amy O’Reilly and Cian Ahern, both Dungourney, enjoying the fun at the St Patrick’s Day parade in Midleton. See pages two, three, four, five, six, seven and 19. Picture: David Keane County areas lack garda cover in cuts Mallow gardaí have five cars instead of 12 LARGE areas of rural Cork are being left without garda cover because of a lack of garda cars and manpower. That is the claim of long serving gardaí outside of the city, who are concerned that areas affected by garda station closures are not getting patrolled regularly because there aren’t enough garda cars. For example, the Mallow dis- By ANN MURPHY Security Correspondent because they will have reached the 300,000 km limit. One source said the traffic corps is regularly left with a personnel carrier, known as a paddywagon, which would not be as high-powered as a regu- lar traffic corps car. He refuted comments by both the Minister for Justice Alan Shatter and the Garda Commissioner that the garda force is well resourced. He said: “We are not fully ● Continued on page two. trict which takes in Mallow town, Buttevant, Charleville and a large rural area, should have 12 cars in its fleet but has just five, according to sources within the force. And gardaí say that at least two of the current cars at- tached to the district are just months away from having to be taken out of the garda fleet Man critical after being hit by car in Youghal A MAN was in a serious condition at Cork Uni- versity Hospital this morning after an acci- dent in Youghal. The 28-year-old was struck by a car at Upper Strand at around 8pm last night. He was taken by ambu- lance to Cork University Hospital. The area remained sealed off this morning for a forensic collision investigation.

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S e r v i n g C o r k f o r 1 2 0 y e a r s

EE - V1

EDITION NO. 34,862MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2013 RRP: e1.50

18.03.13

Recommendedretail price

€1.50

Ben Dumigan, Castlemartyr; with Amy O’Reilly and Cian Ahern, both Dungourney, enjoying the fun at the St Patrick’s Dayparade in Midleton. See pages two, three, four, five, six, seven and 19. Picture: David Keane

County areaslack gardacover in cutsMallow gardaí have five cars instead of 12

LARGE areas of ruralCork are being leftwithout garda cover be-cause of a lack of gardacars and manpower.

That is the claim of longserving gardaí outside of thecity, who are concerned thatareas affected by garda stationclosures are not gettingpatrolled regularly becausethere aren’t enough gardacars.

For example, the Mallow dis-

By ANN MURPHYSecurity Correspondent

because they will havereached the 300,000 km limit.

One source said the trafficcorps is regularly left with apersonnel carrier, known as apaddywagon, which would notbe as high-powered as a regu-lar traffic corps car.

He refuted comments byboth the Minister for JusticeAlan Shatter and the GardaCommissioner that the gardaforce is well resourced.

He said: “We are not fully● Continued on page two.

trict which takes in Mallowtown, Buttevant, Charlevilleand a large rural area, shouldhave 12 cars in its fleet but hasjust five, according to sourceswithin the force.

And gardaí say that at leasttwo of the current cars at-tached to the district are justmonths away from having tobe taken out of the garda fleet

Mancriticalafterbeing hitby car inYoughalA MAN was in a seriouscondition at Cork Uni-versity Hospital thismorning after an acci-dent in Youghal.The 28-year-old wasstruck by a car at UpperStrand at around 8pmlast night.He was taken by ambu-lance to Cork UniversityHospital.The area remainedsealed off this morningfor a forensic collisioninvestigation.