53 knives were seized in the Shannonside region in the first six months of this year. Gardai recovered 31 in Longford, Roscommon and Mayo - and 22 in Leitrim and Sligo.
Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan has strongly condemned the use of knives to threaten, intimidate and harm others. Longford councillor Uruemu Adejinmi says the figures are very worrying:
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