D’FHÉADFADH leathanaigh conspóideacha ar Facebook, a chuireann tiománaithe ar an eolas faoi na háiteanna ina bhfuil seicphointí na nGardaí,a bheith ag cabhrú le líon na ndaoine a mharaítear ar na bóithre a laghdú.
Dúirt an Garda Síochána le Foinse nach bhfuil siad in aghaidh daoine a bheith ag insint dá chéile faoi sheicphointí agus go bhfuil siad ag iarraidh ar an bpobal a bheith ar an eolas faoin spotseiceáil a bhíonn ar siúl acu.
Tá leathanaigh Facebook a thugann eolas faoi sheicphointí i 19 gcontae bunaithe ag baill den phobal go dtí seo.
Tá breis agus 25,000 duine ag tabhairt tacaíochta do ‘Garda Checkpoints Dublin’ agus breis agus 21,000 duine ag tacú le ‘Garda Checkpoints Cork’.
“Bheadh daoine ag ceapadh go mbeimis i gcoinne na leathanach seo ach níl,” ,” arsa urlabhraí na nGardaí.
“Táimid ag iarraidh go mbeadh daoine ar an eolas go bhfuilimid amuigh ansin, i measc an phobail.”
Tá an chuid eile den scéal seo le léamh in Foinse , a bhíonn ar fáil saor in aisce leis an Irish Independent. Breis eolais: www.foinse.ie
Controversial Facebook pages which alert motorists to the location of Garda checkpoints – including one in Donegal – could actually be helping the Gardaí in their campaign to reduce deaths on our roads, Foinse reports today.
An Garda Síochana told Foinse that they are not against people telling each other where Garda Checkpoints are located and want the public to know that they are conducting spot checks.
Facebook pages giving the location of Garda checkpoints in 19 counties have been set up to date.
Over 25,000 people have supported Garda Checkpoints Dublin to date while over 21,000 people are making use of Garda Checkpoints Cork.
“You would think that we would be against that but in a way, what we want is for people to know that we are out there,” the Garda spokesperson said.
Read this story in full in today’s Foinse which comes free with the Irish Independent. More information: www.foinse.ie
