Photograph: Ballagaderreen Town TeamThe installation of a privately operated CCTV system on Ballaghaderreen’s streets, Co Roscommon, has been a “game changer” for policing and people “now feel safer”, a representative group for the town has said. People’s concerns around resources and security really began nearly three decades ago, said Ballaghaderreen Town Team member Joe Egan. Photograph: Ballaghaderreen Town TeamThe new CCTV initiative has cost the town more than €41,000. Photograph: Ballaghaderreen Town TeamJoe Egan, a retired business owner and member of the Ballaghaderreen Town Team, admitted “some incidents in 2024 may have copper fastened” the need to crack down on crime in the area. There are two sergeants and three gardaí based in the Ballaghaderreen Garda station who are “supported by wider resources in the Roscommon Community Engagement Area,” he said.
