By Sean O’RiordanA small rural community on the Cork-Limerick border is taking unprecedented steps to combat rural crime. Locals are mounting patrols outside Masses to prevent break-ins to cars and visiting vulnerable people to offer advice on securing their homes and property. Lisa-Marie Sheehy, the chairperson of Glenroe- Ballyorgan Community Alert, said people did not feel safe in their homes anymore. Lisa-Marie Sheehy, James Condon, Liam Coffee, Pat Carroll and Mike Sheehy at Glenroe Church, Co Limerick. In addition to the Mass patrols, community alert volunteers are visiting vulnerable people and advising them on how to make their homes safe.

Source: Irish Examiner February 16, 2018 09:45 UTC