A member of the travelling community, Patrick Nevin has become one of the first members of the travelling community to become a member of An Gardai Siochana.
The Facebook page, Travellers of North Cork – TNC, announced the graduation on their Facebook page declaring it to be a great achievement for the travelling community.
Travellers have consistently said that they’ve been mistreated by gardai over the years and comments in the thread were supportive of the new garda.
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