Special 'street crime' Garda taskforce set for Dublin

The establishment of the taskforce comes against the background of a worsening staff shortage in An Garda Síochána.

A special taskforce is to be set up in Dublin to provide a beefed-up Garda response to street crime.

The exact scope and staffing of the taskforce is not yet clear, with some reports it could also include operations to target low and mid-level drug dealing.