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On Wednesday, Taoiseach Enda Kenny walked the streets of Dublin’s north inner city.

The small community, within spitting distance of the IFSC and the ‘Silicon Docks’, has endured more than any should during the recent drug-gang feuding.

Mr Kenny’s goal is admirable: Improve the standard of life there and mitigate the damage done by violence and addiction. He spoke of “economic and social regeneration”.