Gardaí maintaining increased patrols in south Mayo town

Gardaí in Mayo are maintaining increased patrols in and around the town of Ballinrobe, it has been confirmed.

The move was undertaken following a number of serious incidents understood to be crime-gang related.

In one incident that shocked the community, a firearm was discharged in the direction of a residential property.

The heightened level of police activity in the district is visibly noticeable to motorists passing through the town.

However, calls for the re-opening of the local garda station on a full-time basis have not been implemented to date.