Cork Gardaí Stretched To The Limit
That's the message from the Garda Representative Association
The comments come after armed gardaí as well as the force's riot squad were deployed to the city centre on Friday evening following reports of a possible riot by a group of teenagers.
Gardaí were made aware of the incident ahead of time and no offences were recorded.
However, speaking to RedFM News today, Padraig Harrington of the GRA says while the situation was handled well it left other areas of the city vulnerable;
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