‘It’s the same as telling a thief you’ll be waiting with a shotgun’ — public will be informed of location of new Wexford CCTV cameras

Wexford County Council has announced that the public will be informed of the specific locations where new CCTV cameras are to be installed. This decision follows a debate regarding the transparency of surveillance infrastructure and its effectiveness in deterring criminal activity within the region.

Critics of the policy have compared the public disclosure of camera locations to warning a thief that a property owner is armed and waiting, suggesting that such transparency may undermine the deterrent value of the surveillance network. The initiative remains a point of discussion regarding the balance between public information and security efficacy.