GALWAY GARDAI HAND BACK RURAL STATIONS TO OPW

Date Published: 30-Jan-2013

The Galway Garda division will today officially hand back ten buildings, once used as community garda stations, to the office of public works.

The ten Garda stations scattered across the county will no longer be in use after close of business today.

The Garda sub district of Tuam will now deliver a service to Kilconly, Mountbellew will take over from Menlough, Athenry will cover Killtullagh and Killimor will service Tynagh.

Kilrickle Gardaí will cover New Inn, Craughwell will take over from Kilchreest and Kilcolgan, Gort will service Shanaglish, Maam will cover Leenane and Williamstown will deliver the service for Ballymoe.

Four of the stations - Kiltullagh, Tynagh, Kilchreest and New Inn - each have one full time Garda.

The other six stations to close - Kilconly, Menlough, Kilcolgan, Leenane, Shanaglish and Ballymoe have no permanent Guard.

A spokesperson for Galway Gardaí says each district office has met with the communities affected to assure them services will continue to be provided.

They added that this feedback will be ongoing.