Drug-related intimidation 'normalised' way of resolving disputes, seminar hears

Tony Duffin, Ana Liffey Drug Project CEO, says drug-related intimidation was acute in Dublin city’s north-east area, which had a very high rate of deprivation.

Drug-related intimidation is to some extent seen as a “normalised dispute resolution mechanism” in parts of Dublin city, an online policing conference has heard.

The webinar, on how different organisations can support housing associations and other organisations to tackle organised crime, heard from a number of Irish and UK speakers, including principal officer Rose Sweeney, who heads the Garda National Community Engagement Bureau, and Ana Liffey Drug Project CEO, Tony Duffin.