Dundalk Garda Station
The number of Gardaí in Dundalk has fallen by one eighth in the last five years.
That’s according to new figures from the Garda Commissioner, which were provided to local TD Fergus O’Dowd by Minister for Justice Francis Fitzgerald.
The figures show there were 117 Gardaí stationed in Dundalk Garda Station this month, compared with 133 in September 2010 – a drop of 12%.
The number of Gardaí in the Dundalk Garda Division – taking in Blackrock, Carlingford, Dromad, Hackballscross and Omeath – has also fallen by 13.4% during that period.
Blackrock now has four Gardaí compared with five in 2010, while Carlingford has also dropped from six to five, with neighbouring Omeath going from five to four.
The biggest fall has been in Hackballscross, which now has five Gardaí stationed there compared with eight five years ago.
Dromad, meanwhile, remains unchanged with seven Gardaí.
In Mid-Louth, the number of Gardaí in Ardee has fallen from 30 to 26, while in Castlebellingham there is now half the number there was five years ago with two Gardaí as opposed to four in September 2010. Louth continues to have one Garda present.
Dunleer, which is in the Drogheda Garda Division, was the only areas to gain in the last five years with six Gardaí stationed there now compared with five in 2010.
Across the board in Co Louth, the number of Gardaí stationed in the Louth Garda Division has fallen from 318 in September 2010 to 280 this September – a drop of just under 12%.
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