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An Garda Síochána Policing Plan 2012 is now available in both English and Irish.

Minister Rabbitte launched the pilot SMS service for enhancing access to Emergency Call Answering Services using the 112 telephone number.

A dedicated part of web site www.112.ie has been developed as part of the delivery of this service. All users of ECAS should go to this site to register themselves and to provide location information.  

Why not make ‘Crime Prevention’ one of your New Year Resolutions in 2012?

‘Crime Prevention’ is everyone’s business and involves taking some simple, but effective steps, to prevent crimes such as Burglary taking place.

Please use alternative routes where possible.

(1) Gardai wish to advise motorists of mains water replacement work which will necessitate the closure of the centre two lanes, this may cause traffic restrictions and backups between 10am and 4pm - outside of these times traffic will flow as normal.

This work commenced on the 10th January and is expected to take two months. 

(2) Road works will commence on Fountain Road (i.e. the road from the Gough Roundabout to the Laurel Lawn) on 23 January 2012. This phase of works will impact on access to North Road and is expected to continue for approximately two and a half weeks.

Access to North Road from Parkgate Street, and vice versa, will continue to be via Chesterfield Avenue and as a temporary measure the Lord's Walk (the road that runs from Chesterfield Avenue between the Zoo and Polo grounds) will be open to facilitate personnel in having access to and from North Road, i.e. allowing a link between Chesterfield Avenue and the North Road.

Access to North Road via the North Circular Road gate will remain unaffected.

Details of the road closure on Chesterfield Avenue are available on www.phoenixpark.ie

Irish World Champion Boxer Katie Taylor launched the Kops 4 Kidz Blue Collar Boxing charity event at 1.15pm on Thursday, the 15th December 2011 at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin.

The event take will take place at the Wright Venue, Swords on Friday, the 10th February 2012.

Gardai at Santry are trying to locate owners for the following items that are in their possession.

Anyone who can assist in restoring these items to their owners should contact Santry Garda Station on 01 666 4000.

An Garda Síochána is fully committed to preventing and reducing thefts from shops, and this is reflected in An Garda Síochána’s Strategy Statement 2010 – 2012.

The underlying message reflected in this strategy, is that retail theft prevention and reduction is deliverable through a structured policing in partnership approach.