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GARDAÍ HAVE ISSUED advice to help members of the public to stay safe in their homes.
This is a seasonal warning with a rise in burglaries expected coming into the winter months.
Speaking about this, Sergeant Kelvin Courtney from the National Crime Prevention Unit, said, “Burglaries can happen at any time, on any day. However it is important to note that the number of residential burglaries that occur between the hours of 5pm and 10pm, fluctuate throughout the year; depending on the levels of darkness.”
Increase in break-ins
Last November there was twice as many burglaries between the hours of 5pm and 10pm when compared with the same time periods in June of 2014.
As the darker evenings can make homes appear vacant, the public are advised to keep their lights on during these hours to discourage potential intruders.
The ‘Supporting Safer Communities’ campaign is focused on burglary, crime prevention and reduction of crime.
What else can be done?
One key piece of advice is to use timers on lights around the home. These can be used to switch lights on and off periodically to create the impression that someone is at home.
Neighbours should be asked to open and close cuirtains periodically and remove any build up of post.
Car and house keys should also be removed from visible areas.
For more advice on how to keep your house safe, the Garda home security checklist can be viewed here.
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So we’re just normalising these people now?
@Mark Byrne: who are you referring to? Spicer was just press secretary.
William Joyce was hanged.
Hung?
@Larry Doyle: who did he work for again?
@Dave O Keeffe: An elected politician in Germany with odd hair, love of the military, who used the people’s fear of “others”, who also didn’t drink or smoke, who initially made friendly overtures to Russia, who craved the adulation of large crowds, who looked on other country’s defences and declared they were not spending enough on them, who promoted a tougher and more violent police force, who liked to live in a very elevated dwelling to look down on everyone else, who’s health is shrouded in secrecy, who was surrounded in government by generals, who …………
@Larry Doyle: so just to be clear you’re comparing him to a nazi propagandist and Trump to Hitler. Come on man. It’s ridiculous comments like that that make people question all opposition to Trump.
@Dave O Keeffe: actually not that ridiculous there are more than one or two parallels. That can be drawn. Have you ever read an actual transcript of one of his speeches.
@Dave O Keeffe: I’m so disappointed to see you succumb to Godwin’s Law in bringing up Hitler and the Nazis, but if even you see parallels to other leaders who also love a peaked hat and are of German descent it exposes your subconscious belief in reality over dogma and right wing talking points.
@Larry Doyle: “hanged” is correct.
Thanks Martin.
@Larry Doyle: eh, you compared Spicer to an actual nazi propagandist (you envoked Godwin) You’ve also massively misjudged my comments and my beliefs. You seem more interested in points scoring than actually having a discussion.
You assert that I am only interested in point scoring over debate yet it was you who referred to my comment as “ridiculous “. Is that the type of debate you crave?
That was hilarious! You’ve gotta laugh at yourself after working for the Orange menace. Either that or hide.
He’s a celebrity now?
@Eamonn Sheen: the biggest celebrity ever. In the U.S. and around the world. Period.
I’m glad spicy can laugh at himself now. It’s a pity he didn’t realise what a complete fool he was making of himself sooner.
@Reg: He probably knew already, but I’m sure the pay was good enough to get past it!
@meatyslaps: not just that, he’s a Republican asked to serve the president. Americans take that very seriously.
@Dave O Keeffe: Maybe Trump should too.
@Larry Doyle: he probably thinks he is
@meatyslaps: $168,000 per annum but it’s what it brings you afterwards speaking engagements, book royalties commentators fees etc
@Reg: id say he probably did Reg!
Melissa McCarthy didn’t look too impressed
@ianglen: same way i look after watching one of her films unsurprisingly..
I believe that the (absent) star of the night was Trump.
Trump, Trump, Trump was all that was talked about all night.
Do they not realise how alienating this is to those outside their narrow, privileged circle.
Counter productive or what? I hope so, just to see them fume even further.
@John Belton: In fairness they were laughing at trump more than fuming over anything he is trying and failing to do.
@John Belton: you watched it though so well done you
Just highlights how these Americans are so mainstream media controlled and pathetic when they have platforms like this to voice their opinion on Trump.
How Dare They Have Opinions! Who do they think they are ? It’s as if they have some kind of Free Speech Rights.
@Larry Doyle: would you be saying the same if there was a parody mocking Obama or Hillary?
@Sideshow Brendan: Of course I would, I think you are confusing me with the Trumpian “snowflakes” who are constantly whining about anything said about the big orange baby in the White House and are obsessed with politicians of the past such as Hilary Clinton and President Barrack Obama.
@Sideshow Brendan: SNL parody everyone. The actress who parodied Hillary Clinton won an award too
@Larry Doyle: thats fair enough Larry, so long as you hold equal standards for all you won’t hear me complain again
My God, you’d seriously have to question the mental state of these people.
@Emmet Dillane: For once I agree with you Spicer is quite unhinged and is now byword for craven hypocrisy and unjustified self regard.
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