The garda operation which targets organised crime has led to 79 arrests, 10 murder charges, and 37 firearms seized in relation to murder offences over the past two years, according to Department of Justice report.

Gardaí in Dublin are dealing with more than 500 death threats.

Gardaí in Dublin are dealing with 522 “live” threats to life, with 11 of them assessed as “critical”.

2017 was dominated by knives, rural crime, burglaries and gangland feuds, reports Security Correspondent Cormac O’Keeffe.

JUVENILES as young as 14 are being caught by gardaí holding guns and drugs for gang bosses, a senior officer said yesterday.