How will Covid-19 affect our relationship with the Garda?
After years of crises the force faces its biggest challenge in a century
Teenage boys and organised crime gangs: A complicated dynamic
Peer pressure, money and status trap boys in vicious circle from early age, report shows
Existence of policing ‘no-go areas’ denied by Garda
South Dublin criminal networks and intimidation of Garda helpers outlined in report
Anti-social behaviour used by gangs to control parts of south Dublin - research
Organised confrontations with gardaí are intended to make certain locations no-go areas for policing
Beating inner city Dublin’s criminal stigma with positive role models
Poverty-fuelled drug-dealing and violence can stop being normalised by community effort
Drones being used by criminals to spy on farms and rural properties
Installation of CCTV helps, but criminals simply move on to the next area, Oireachtas committee hears
Public wants Garda reform to move forward, says policing commission chairwoman
Kathleen O’Toole says commission got numerous complaints but also compliments about force
Use of ‘gangland’ terminology an admission of defeat
Fear of retribution is insidious, but communities need leadership as killings continue
Campaigner calls for mini-Cab to target drug dealers
Young people attracted to lifestyle of criminals in trade, support worker Sue Collins says
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