Rural Life
This month is national Community Alert Month and over 1,000 Community Alert groups around the country are being encouraged to participate.
The coordinators of a Community Alert scheme have said that it has helped both unite and protect one of the largest parishes in Ireland.
A Ford Transit van and an Ivor Williams 12ft X 6ft trailer have all been recovered safely after being stolen.
Rural dwellers need to be more proactive in reporting suspicions of criminal activity, according to Joe Parlon, former Offaly IFA chairman.
The CEO of Irish Rural Link has called for a radical change in community policing, following the recent "heinous" attack on an Offaly farmer.
