State reply to gangland crime ‘half hearted’

THE Government’s response to gangland crime has been “incredibly apathetic and half-hearted”, Fine Gael justice spokesman Charlie Flanagan claimed last night.

Speaking during a Dáil debate, Mr Flanagan said the Government had done nothing but issue “vague assurances” since the murder of Shane Geoghegan, an innocent victim of the crime gangs, in Limerick earlier this month.

“A hands-off approach has characterised Fianna Fáil’s response to escalating murder rates and a State awash with drugs,” he said.