The author of the study into organised crime in Dublin, Dr Johnny Connolly, has said there are answers to the problem, but it is not going to be easy.

Young people are regarded as “plentiful and expendable” by gang bosses, who are ruling over communities through fear, a study has found.

Research and accounts by five gardaí show criminal networks are becoming embedded in society and normalised due to fear, writes Security Correspondent Cormac O’Keeffe.

The most important gardaí are those who “work on the ground”, but they are “not valued”, a longtime community activist has said.

Policing is a role that involves a lot more than police forces.

An Irish farmer captured the moment a 'dust devil' whirlwind swept his hay into the air.

There can be little doubting the credentials of many of those on the new policing commission.

An estimated 97% of heroin being trafficked into Ireland is getting through undetected, according to a major report by the United Nations.

Nearly half of people intimidated by gangs over drug debts were physically assaulted and a third suffered damage to their property, new research has found.

A priest at the funeral of David Byrne has pleaded for an end to the bloodshed that has left communities gripped with fear amid the latest escalation in gangland violence.

Communities terrorised by drug gangs need more Garda resources as well as “mini” criminal assets bureaus, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

We the Board of the Irish Penal Reform Trust, Ireland’s leading penal reform NGO, write to express our serious and collective concern in respect to s.55 Charities Act 2009.

A landmark piece of research into Irish drug markets has revealed a trade more deeply entrenched than ever and delivers a sobering message that cannot be ignored, writes Cormac O’Keeffe.

Community groups, health researchers, and academics are calling for a national debate on drug laws.

More than 800,000 people are expected to tune in tomorrow night for the final episode in the third series of Love/Hate.

Growing numbers of rival drug gangs in Dublin city centre are using children to thwart Garda crackdowns, according to a report.

TALKING to drug gangs should be considered as part of an effort to protect families and communities from drug-related intimidation, a conference has heard.

An attempt to legalise cannabis in California has prompted some to ask if it is time for a fresh debate about the issue, writes Kerrie Kennedy .

THE war on drugs has not reduced the production, trafficking, availability or use of drugs, a massive study by the European Commission has found.

THERE has been a massive jump in the number of drug users being prosecuted in the courts, new figures show.

A SIGNIFICANT piece of research will for the first time provide a detailed “map” of the structure of the drugs market in Ireland.

Construction has begun today on the site of Ireland's first eco-village.

IRELAND is near the top of the European drug table for cocaine use, according to an EU report, but we are lower down the table for ecstasy use and in the bottom half of the table for cannabis use.

SUCCESSIVE governments have failed to expand alternatives to prison, according to an official report.

THE ‘war on drugs’ has not halted the spread of illegal drugs across the country or reduced associated criminal activities, according to a new report.

A LACK of detailed and shared information between customs and other State agencies could be hindering the war against the country’s €650 million a year drugs trade, publicly funded research has found.