A quick update on the plans for Letterkenny’s Community-Based CCTV programme.
This week, the various groups involved in the project met with the contractor who was succesful in the recent tendering process. Access Video Projects, based in the North, have experience building similar (and much larger) systems around the country, and bring great expertise to the […]

The first public meeting of Letterkenny’s Joint Policing Committee (I’m Chairman of the JPC) took place last night. About thirty members of the public joined the committee members and Superintendent Vincent O’Brien, the recently-appointed district chief for the Letterkenny area, in the main auditorium of An Grianan Theatre.
We had questions submitted in advance from three […]

A few more pieces on the Mosquito “Teenage Deterrent” system. I first mentioned the system here.
Tuesday’s Donegal People’s Press had another article on the system, featuring a quote from Sarah Gahan, Communications Officer of the National Youth Council of Ireland. Here’s the quote:
“We have been contacted by young people in Donegal in relation to the […]

The Letterkenny Joint Policing Committee will hold a public meeting on April 2nd, at 8pm in An Grianan Theatre. The meeting allows people an opporunity to ask questions of the Gardai and Councillors.
Under the regulations which govern the JPC, questions must be submitted in writing in advance of the meeting. This is for two reasons. […]

Thursday’s Irish News had a front page article talking about a new public order initiative in Letterkenny. The issue had been discussed extensively on Highland Radio on Tuesday, following a mention it received at Monday’s meeting of the Joint Policing Committee.
You can download the article from the Irish News website by clicking here. It’s a […]