ONLY three out of ten gun murders over the last nine years have resulted in charges being brought before the courts, new figures show.

GARDAÍ fear a violent gang feud will flare up again following the return of a gang leader from abroad.

GARDAÍ were yesterday trying to piece together the scale of a firearms-dealing operation run by Russians.

THE discovery of €17,500 worth of cocaine in a primary school has horrified teachers and parents.

INDIVIDUALS linked to organised crime gangs are likely to be targeted and offered protection to turn State’s witness as a new garda task force was announced yesterday following the 18th gangland- related killing this year.

People in some communities don’t feel safe in their homes or walking the streets, it was claimed today.

Gardaí this afternoon rejected claims that Operation Anvil had failed to tackle organised crime in Dublin.

GARDAÍ yesterday seized firearms and a large quantity of drugs in a planned search of a Traveller’s site in west Dublin.

Two Dublin youths have been arrested after threatening gardai with a 12-inch knife and trying to hijack getaway cars.

GARDAÍ involved in Operation Anvil seized cannabis with an estimated street value of €1m when they stopped a jeep in Co Meath.

OUR system of justice is more concerned about the rights of criminals than those of their victims.