An east Galway garda says garda numbers are "horrifically low" in the area.
He said they are even worse in Castlerea than in Tuam, which he serves.
He was speaking at a public meeting about rural crime in Glinsk last night, which several politicians attended.
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Organiser John Griffin, from Ballymoe, says rural crime must be in the No 1 issue in the general election, with serious concern over a spike in burglaries.
