Concerns 500 new gardai won’t alleviate 17 hundred retirements

Francis Fitzgerald's pledge to bolster the garda fleet as well as new legislation to impose tougher sentences on roving gangs has also received a lukewarm response from some local victims.

Communities across Tipperary but in particular near the motorways have been repeatedly targeted in recent years.

John Tully – Twomileborris businessman and community activist doesn't believe new recruits will solve the problem.