Fitzgibbon Street Garda Station

2022 - 7 - 4

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Taoiseach reopens Fitzgibbon Street Garda Station in Dublin (Kilkenny People)

The Taoiseach has reopened one of Dublin's oldest garda stations which had been shut for 11 years. Micheal Martin said the reopening of Fitzgibbon Street .

“The north-east inner city is an area with a storied past and a rich culture. It means tackling drugs, helping communities and people to feel safe and to feel empowered. “This building is a shining example of what a modern progressive police force can offer for local communities.

Fitzgibbon Street Garda Station Official Re-Opening Is Today (98FM)

Fitzgibbon Street Garda Station will be officially re-opened today, news that has been welcomed w...

"People will feel more secure and that they're being listened to, now the Garda Station has been refurbished and re-opened." "There's no doubt about it that Fitzgibbon Street was there, there to cater for most of the flat complexes and that in the North Inner City." Local Councillor Christy Burke has been inside the station since it was done up - he says it's badly needed:

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He added: “The Summerhill Primary Care Centre and the St Lawrence primary school, which will be opened in the next few weeks, is all about delivering local investment within the north-east inner city. I was so happy, and I was so proud of them, because they were so quick. Prisoners are brought to Mountjoy. Here we are focused on victims and the community,” he said. I feel very safe now and I am happy this has reopened.” “I had a problem before. Being the first of its kind in Ireland, the Taoiseach says the Fitzgibbon Street Station will prove to be a successful manifestation of a “progressive attitude to modern policing.”

Fitzgibbon Street Garda station officially reopens after 11-year closure (BreakingNews.ie)

The station in Dublin's north inner city has been largely unoccupied since its closure in 2011.

The statement added: "In all its new facilities and its unique, fit-for-purpose design, Fitzgibbon Garda station represents the future of community-based policing in Ireland and its advantages keeping people safe." Built approximately 110 years ago, the three-storey building needed extensive refurbishment. The revamped station also houses a bespoke Crime Victim Support Suite, the first of its kind in the State.

Taoiseach reopens Fitzgibbon St Garda Station in Dublin (RTE.ie)

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has reopened Fitzgibbon Street Garda Station in Dublin, which was closed 11 years ago.

A community hub with full conference, ICT and kitchenette facilities is available to locals and community groups, and a community response team will also be based here to respond to issues highlighted by local residents. The station will also operate as a centre for community policing in a community long blighted by drug gangs, addiction and the violence and murders associated with organised crime. The Divisional Protective Services Unit for victims of domestic abuse and gender-based violence is also now based here

Fitzgibbon Street Garda Station reopens after 11 years (Dublin Live)

The iconic building is around 110 years old but has been out of use since 2011 and had fallen into disrepair.

An Garda Síochána hope that the new station will bring the force into a modern era. An events office in the station will deal with concerts and matches in nearby Croke Park with a Community Hub now also available to local groups. The new space will allow guards to deal with the complex needs of victims in a compassionate and dignified way.