Armed stand-off in Crumlin highlights need for more Gardaí – Ardagh

27th October 2015

Fianna Fáil election candidate for Dublin South Central Cllr Catherine Ardagh maintains that the armed stand-off in a Crumlin housing estate today (Tuesday 20 October 2015) highlights the need for more community policing. “Garda numbers in Crumlin are down from 108 in March 2010 to 93 in January 2015,” she pointed out, “while in the […]

Dublin residents threatened into paying criminal gangs to ‘protect’ their cars

27th August 2015

Dublin City Councillor Catherine Ardagh has raised concerns about a new wave of criminality in the Crumlin-Kimmage area, where residents are being intimidated into handing over cash to criminals to ‘protect’ their cars outside their homes. The local Fianna Fáil Councillor has contacted the gardaí following reports of several incidents where residents were asked to […]