South Armagh policing ‘needs fresh action’ – Fianna Fáil

Policing in south Armagh needs fresh action with full support for the PSNI along with a cross border Garda input in certain aspects of implementation, according to a spokesperson for the Fianna Fail Forum in the district, who  said full policing support needed to be carried out in practice as well as theory.

With last week’s announcement that over 25% of the force is now Catholic, it is time that the reforms were taken seriously and for things to be made real on the ground.  It is felt the time is ripe for such commitment to also include effective Garda input as such had already been agreed in principle between the two governments.  Full support for the PSNI and the Irish dimension went hand in hand.

“It’s past the time for merely talking the talk. There’s not much point in standing on the sidelines and only giving full support when all the good is gone out of it and the referee is about to blow the final whistle.”

The South Armagh spokesperson said they noticed that Fianna Fail was on the rise again in the latest polls issued on Friday last following the financial crisis and looked forward to ongoing and active liaison with Dublin in promoting Crossmaglen and the border areas.