‘NY precision policing’ key to fighting city crime

The gardaí could fight Dublin’s escalating gangland violence through “precision policing” the head of the NYPD has suggested.

James P O’Neill, who can trace his roots to Monaghan and Longford, met Taoiseach Enda Kenny over the weekend during the Taoiseach’s trip to the US.

Asked his opinion on how the gardaí could fight the gang war in Ireland, he referred to the system used in New York.