Is there any gain to forming a neighbourhood watch as opposed to a group of neighbours organising an informal information/help service?
We live in a rural road where people keep themselves to themselves but a recent run of breakins has a couple of neighbours wanting to be proactive. I can't see the need for a neighbourhood watch scheme but if forming one meant we'd gain something (like road signs) then it might be an option.
I'm not too concerned about legalities because the plan is to ask people to opt in, no money involved, we're keen to keep it as informal as possible. If however, there was more to gain with a formal neighbourhood watch I might suggest we take that route instead.
The garda webpage, which would probably be the most useful is down so I can't find any info there.