Co Kildare politician supporting calls for more CCTV following crime wave

A newly appointed Deputy Mayor for Kildare Newbridge Municipal District is supporting calls for more CCTV in Kildare town, following a crime wave with the latest a knife attack.

At Dream Cloud Vape Shop, Claregate St, this week, a male staff member is reported to have been threatened with a knife to his neck.

The man's face was covered, he demanded money from the till but fled by foot without any takings.

Tom Harrington, the owner of Dream Cloud Vape Shop, is concerned about the recent spate of crime in the town.

Mr Harrington said: "There definitely should be more CCTV in the town, so good people in the town can feel secure."

Meanwhile, two serious assaults took place within 30 minutes of each other during the Derby Festival in Kildare Town on Saturday, June 30 (Derby Day).

A man was punched in his head at 9.30am and was knocked to the ground in Market Square.

He sustained serious injuries and was hospitalised as a result.

Some 30 minutes later, a man in his 30s was struck with a glass on his head during an assault at Firecastle Lane off Market Square, at 10pm.

He was also taken to Naas General Hospital.

Newly elected Deputy Mayor and business person in Kildare town, Cllr Suzanne Doyle, is supporting calls for more CCTV.