Armed raiders may be casing rural shops days in advance of robberies. The owners of shops, pubs and filling stations, and their neighbours, are being urged by Chief Supt Tom Curley of Galway Garda Station to be on the lookout for anyone acting suspiciously or for any strange vehicles in the vicinity of business premises…. Read more »
Claregalway/Carnmore Community Text Alert is now up and running. Anyone who notices suspicious activity can ring Mill street Garda Station at 091 538000. Don’t forget to keep an eye on your elderly neighbours over the winter months. All senior citizens are encouraged to keep a Bottle in the Fridge. This is where a written list… Read more »
The following is a brief update as to how things are progressing in the setup of our Community Alert/Text Alert scheme. All monies received from the €5 registration fees have been lodged to a dedicated Bank Account. All mobile numbers have been put on a database. We have received quotes from various server providers and… Read more »
by Frank Kearney A warning has been issued to all who are visiting graves of loved ones in the local cemeteries of Lackagh and Claregalway where people are asked not to leave anything visible in their cars when going into graveyards. In recent weeks there have been a series of quick handbag thefts from people… Read more »
A large crowd attended a special meeting in the new Lackagh Centre last week in response to an upsurge in robberies in the area. Garda Sergeant John Gormley and Jarlath Burke were present and Sgt Gormley of crime preventionand outlined measures house-holders and businesses should undertake and the need to work closely with the liaison… Read more »
During its period in office the Committee secured a grant from Social Welfare of £24,700. To date 90 Aid Alert Units have been bought, most are installed. The feedback to the Committee from recipients and their relatives has been very positive. The aid-alert units offers a greater security to the elderly, especially those whose who… Read more »
At a Meeting held on the 23rd April, the committee noted that progress on the installation of pendants had continued and to-date forty units had been ordered and sixteen had been installed. It was hoped that progress on the installation of further units would proceed quickly. To-date, up to eighty pendants were required to cover the whole parish… Read more »
Following a meeting of the Claregalway/Carnmore Community Alert on Monday 1st December the committee has decided to award the contract for alarms for the elderly to Aid Alert, 21 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin. An initial order for 20 units was placed last week and it is hoped that as many as possible will be… Read more »
On behalf of the Community Alert Group I would like to express the horror, shock and sympathy we have all felt with the cowardly attack on Mr. Duggan. We have said that we were lucky that we have had so little crime in the area, but what has happened reflects on what is happening throughout… Read more »
Claregalway and Carnmore Community Alert Scheme was launched last April. The aim of the scheme is to improve the quality of life for everyone, to keep our area free of serious crime, vandalism and attacks on the elderly and to ensure that friendliness and neighbourly co-operation is maintained and fostered in our area. The main… Read more »
