Urgent call to tackle 16 crime families in Limerick

SERIOUS intervention is urgently needed to tackle 16 Limerick families involved in serious crime andantisocial behaviour, according to a confidential report drawn up by the two agencies set up to oversee the regeneration of the city’s black spots.

The families are made up of about 350 men, women and children.

The report says these families have been at the centre of serious trouble for many years in the areas of Southill, Ballinacurra Weston, Moyross and St Mary’s Park.