comment-analysisCrime in 2016: It was the year of living dangerouslyGangland killings rose to 15 this year, mostly due to the feud between the Hutches and Kinahans, says Cormac O’Keeffe
newsGang believed Michael Barr provided safe houseGardaí suspect dissident republican Michael Barr was shot dead because it was believed by the Kinahan cartel he provided a “safe house” to one of the gunmen in the Regency Hotel attack.
newsGardaí want ballistic vests for unarmed officersMid-ranking gardaí said official injury figures published in the Irish Examiner yesterday show their job is “very dangerous” and the risk of injury is increasing.