- Mary Fitzpatrick

June 13, 2013

The next NWIC Policing Forum will be held in the Holy Family Parish Centre, 13 Prussia Street, Dublin 7 on Wednesday the 12th June 2013. This forum is an opportunity for people living and working the area to meet with the Gardai, Dublin City Council and elected representatives to discuss and address issues of concern. As Chair of the Dublin Central Joint Policing Committee I encourage people from the area to come along and engage in the these forum meetings which feed into the priorities for the Dublin Central Joint Policing Commitee. Mary

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