A new four-person community garda unit to tackle the anti-social behaviour has been launched in Swords as a temporary measure. Superintendent Ronan Barry told the Fingal Joint Policing Committee that the new unit has been working to deal with issues relating to attacks on young people and issues in the Ward River Valley. These issues…
A number of parents from Swords told harrowing stories of their teenager or child being assaulted by other young people in the Swords area. The testimonies came at the public meeting of the Fingal Joint Policing Committee this week, where senior Gardai and officials of Fingal County Council hear the concerns of the public and…
Next week there are two public meetings happening that are important for the people of Swords. The first is the Joint Policing Committee (JPC) public meeting for the Swords/Malahide sub-district which is taking place on Wednesday, October 5th. This is where Senior Gardaí and Executives of Fingal County Council answer questions and discuss with the…
Burglaries in Swords have increased by 146% between 2021 and 2022, Garda figure have revealed. A total of 64 burglaries have been recorded this year in Swords compared with just 26 for the same period in 2021. This increase is an outlier in the Fingal DMR North region as burglaries have remained static in Malahide,…
New figures have revealed that only one extra community garda has been added to the Swords station in the last decade despite the population increasing by 20%. Information released by the Department of Justice, following a Parliamentary Question from Cllr Paul Mulville, show how police numbers have not kept pace with the population increase in…
Funding will go towards appointing family support workers, working with harder-to-engage children and early intervention. Minister Joe O’Brien, TD and Cllr Ian Carey have welcomed funding allocations for Youth Diversion Projects for 2022 in Dublin Fingal amounting to €316,000. Youth Diversion Projects (YDPs) engage with young people through a range of supports, including education, training…
Making Swords its own Garda District will be a top priority of the new Chair of the Fingal Joint Policing Committee Cllr Ian Carey. This comments come following his election to the role last week. Cllr Carey said: “I want to do everything I can in the new role to support local garda calls for…
Garda Superintendent Paul Franey, for the Balbriggan District, explained this week that Gardaí have ‘made the case’ for Swords to become its own district. Swords is currently part of a large district with its headquarters in Coolock. The area includes Coolock, Malahide, Swords, Rolestown and all the way to Coolquay. With a large growing population,…
An Garda Síochána statistics for 2021 have shown an overall decrease in crime in Swords but public order incidents, assaults, and fraud have increased. The statistics presented to the Joint Policing Committee (JPC) last week revealed how Covid restrictions have led to changes in criminal activity. Major drops in burglary and robbery were recorded in…