A SHORT-TERM Garda Chief Superintendent has been appointed for the Kerry division until a permanent appointment is made.

David Sheahan, the Garda Chief Superintendent for Limerick, takes over the job on a temporary basis. He has been Chief Superintendent in Limerick since February since 2010, based in Henry Street in Limerick City and remains in that position.

A Wexford native, he has formerly been Chief Superintendent in Tipperary and Laois.