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Garda numbers dropped by almost 20% in Dublin since 2009

He was rushed to hospital but later died

The accident happened in the early hours of this morning

Viewers loved the youngster's witty responses to Ryan

Seamus Doherty’s family is also calling on gardai to offer a public apology for the way it investigated their father’s death

The car thief had already been in court that day - and was promptly arrested on their way home again

Gardai from the Blackrock and Dundrum stations made inquiries and arrested two men aged in their 30s and 40s. The stolen property was also recovered.

Operation Hurdle - a hugely-successful initiative involving nighty air patrols, high-visibility checkpoints and armed support units - will run up until December 19 in Co. Wicklow, which is home to Ireland’s largest concentration of Christmas tree plantations.

In total, 827 gardai have left the force over the last two years

Police across the globe were investigating scam calls that had resulted in victims handing over million of euro

Fianna Fail TD Jim O'Callaghan claims only 90 gardai were recruited this year despite the Government allocating the funds to recruit 1,000 extra members