Keith Barry hits out at Rural Crime
Magician Keith Barry has hit out at the levels of rural crime in Ireland.
It follows his own experience of it - his grandfather died after being attacked during a break-in in Waterford in 2009.
Older people in particular say that they live in fear of rural crime, with some telling Gardai that they sleep with guns at night to feel safer.
Keith Barry says that Garda resources are stretched in rural Ireland - and it's tough for those living in fear and the families of victims:
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