Community ‘intimidated’ into silence

It’s now got to the stage where an entire community has been intimidated into silence and where the near death of an innocent child no longer shocks.

That’s the impact of years of threats, pipe bomb attacks, and shootings on the neighbouring south Dublin suburbs of Crumlin and Drimnagh.

“Intimidation has increased in this area,” said Susan Collins, a community activist. “It hasn’t been reported to gardaí because of the fear of intimidation.”