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Senator Michelle Mulherin this week at the Mayo Joint Policing Committee's quarterly meeting which was held in Ireland West Airport Knock expressed her concern about the lack of a sniffer dog to detect drugs on incoming flights at the airport. She criticised the Revenue Commissioners for the removal of a sniffer dog that had been previously at the airport. She was also critical that the Revenue Commissioners did not send a representative to the meeting to discuss the dog's removal.

The Garda is varying its approach to checkpoints in a bid to crack down on motoring offences, it was revealed this week.

Gardai in the city and county have issued a warning to make people aware of bogus callers to houses after a hoax bank scam was reported this week.

New research conducted by AIG has revealed that the majority of Irish drivers do not believe there is enough of a Garda presence on our roads to tackle both drink driving and speeding.

An Garda Síochána is advising people to “close the door on burglars” as latest figures show that nearly one in every three burglaries involves a break-in through the front door.

Gardaí at Mullingar continue to investigate a three-vehicle fatal road traffic collision that occurred at Hiskinstown, Delvin, Co Westmeath on October 8, involving two cars and a truck.

The ability by gardaí to now drug-test motorists will help in the battle to cut road deaths, Longford-Westmeath Independent Deputy, Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran, has said.

Gardaí are appealing for information following a number of break-ins in Newcastle and Knocknacarra in recent days.

Government commitments to increase garda numbers must be met following years of "serious depletion" of resources and manpower, resulting in "a spate of burglaries" in east Galway, which has left villages across the county "on edge".