It’s understood that no Clare communities have sought government funding for a crime-fighting initiative.
The CEO of Muintir na Tíre has said that no Clare community have sought funding for CCTV to crack down on crime in rural areas.
The Department of Justice is making a million euro per year available for the next three years, for rural community groups to apple to install the cameras.
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The first year of the scheme is almost finished and uptake has been low, especially here in Clare.
Niall Garvey, who hails from Inagh, has been telling Clare FM’s James Mulhall that rural groups in Clare should be filing their applications in the coming weeks:
