A community fundraiser in a Laois town has raised twice the money expected, after a phenomenal public response.
Mountmellick Neighbourhood Watch organised their annual 'sale of work' to help pay for maintenance of what is the first fully legal community CCTV network in a town in Ireland.
Picture at the Owenass Hall Mountmellick were Barbara Lawlor, Bobby Delaney and Ger Kearney Photo Denis Byrne
Barbara Lalor helped organise and run the sale and is delighted to report a big cash bonanza towards their project.
Pictured: Ferga Byrne and Colette McDermott
"People were even just coming in and handing over tenners to us, as well as a very generous donation of €800 from Mountmellick Credit Union. A huge thank you to the town and surrounding areas,” she said.
Many goods are still available for sale she said.
Committee members Barbara Lalor and Mary McGuirk. Photo Denis Byrne
CCTV cameras are now fully installed and about to be switched on, on every approach road and in the town centre, to act as both crime deterrents and to help solve crime. Laois County Council as data controller can then make footage available on formal request by senior Gardaí as part of investigations.
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