Keeping shops safe and trying to prevent thefts in the run up to Christmas is the topic for Carlow and Kilkennys Chamber of Commerce’s public meetings next week.
The retail security forums are taking place in Kilkenny at the Pembroke Hotel at 8.30am on Tuesday and in Carlow at the Omniplex at 6pm on Monday.
They say the focus of the meetings is not specifically about detecting crime, but trying to stop it happening.
John Hurley from Kilkenny Chamber of Commerce says businesses need to keep an eye out for thieves