HEADFORD GARDA PATROL CAR REPLACED

Date Published: 30-Aug-2012

Headford Gardaí have been given a replacement patrol car following its removal from the station in recent weeks.

There was uproar locally after the car was decommissioned, the second car to be removed from the area this year.

The car was decommissioned over health and safety reasons, after reaching its mileage limit of 300 thousand kilometres.

In the interim, Headford Garda station, which has a sergeant and three gardaí were reliant on a car coming from Tuam.

Local Councillor Mary Hoade says people will now feel safer in the community.