Gardaí are reassuring that Shannon town is a safe place to live, despite videos of a violent incident circulating on social media which has led to panic in some quarters.
Footage of a fight night brawl in the Oakwood Arms Hotel on Saturday night, which resulted in one person being hospitalised, has been viewed thousands of times online.
Gardaí are appealing to those present who have mobile phone footage of that incident to make themselves known to them, as they continue their investigation.
Addressing a meeting of the Shannon Municipal District today, Gardaí say overall, the town has a comparably low crime rate, compared to similar sized towns elsewhere.
Sergeant Séamus Mulligan from Shannon Garda Station has been telling Clare FM’s James Mulhall that a community policing scheme is also in operation, which he says should put people’s minds at ease:
