The number of people arrested for being drunk in Cork city and county has increased dramatically and it is being attributed primarily to the improving economy.
Figures released by the gardaí show that arrests for drunkenness between last August and October numbered 436. During the same period last year there were 324 arrests, so there was a rise of 34%.
Chief Superintendent Barry McPolin told a meeting of the Cork County Joint Policing Committee in County Hall yesterday that the likelihood was that this was due to more people being in employment and many having increased disposable income.
He also told Cllr Michael Ahern that it could be due in part to gardaí concentrating their resources at so-called hotspot times in the city and towns.
Senator Jerry Buttimer said he was “very concerned” about the increasing level of drunkenness and the post-recession rise in drug use.
Source: Sean O’Riordan, The Irish Examiner, 27/11/18
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