No such thing as ganglands: garda chief

ONE of the country’s most senior crime officers has predicted that gardaí are close to significant developments in their investigations into several fatal shootings over the past year.

He also denied that parts of the country were now effectively ‘no-go’ areas for officers.

“There is no such thing as ganglands out there,” insisted Chief Superintendent Peter Maguire. He said major progress had been made in many murder cases, with more people likely to be brought to court in the near future.