No let up in gangland crime battle

THE Garda Commissioner has warned that the battle against gangland crime cannot be underestimated.

Pointing to a worrying trend which sees young gangsters settling scores and drug debts down the barrel of a gun, Commissioner Fachtna Murphy assured the public that while gardaí were adjusting to budget cutbacks, his officers continued to target “hotspots” such as Limerick and Finglas.

He added that new and unpublished figures would reveal a slight increase in headline or serious crimes for the first half of the year.