The Garda Siochana Twitter account has been a huge source of amusement in the past but this latest tale may be the best yet.
The account has this morning been posting images and recounting the issues that members of the Gardai have had during the night in helping the local swans cope with Storm Imogen.
Thankfully the tale was told with their usual sense of humour.
Kilmainham Gardaí responded to calls in the Naas rd/Inchicore area of a disorientated Swan on the rd last night 1/2 pic.twitter.com/FWtR5NX9dq
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) February 8, 2016
The animal was uninjured, was captured & released safely back onto the Grand Canal without much of a flap. 2/2 pic.twitter.com/mM1waqGjYt
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) February 8, 2016
Agus swan eile landed @ Wood Quay, D8.Also captured & released by Gardaí to the Grand Canal to be with other swan1/3 pic.twitter.com/GBTZ4tAUcu
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) February 8, 2016
High winds of storm Imogen playing havoc with local swans, they landing on wet roads thinking they are rivers 2/3 pic.twitter.com/3YMBFO3x9I
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) February 8, 2016
We advise swans not to go chasing waterfalls and to please stick to the rivers and lakes they’re used to 3/3 pic.twitter.com/6FsLLPdf9l
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) February 8, 2016
Fair play to the Gardai in making the effort to help the swans back to their usual habitats. While we battened down the hatches during Storm Imogen its easy to forget that there are those that can't do the same.
