More than €3m of criminal funds re-invested into 30 community safety projects

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee said some of the themes in the 30 projects include initiatives aimed at reducing anti-social behaviour, supporting victims of sexual and domestic violence, promoting pro-social behaviour through education and sport, and supporting those hit by drug-related intimidation.

Thirty local projects around the country are receiving over €3 million, confiscated from criminal figures, to fund a range of community safety programmes.

The fund, set up in April 2021 by Justice Minister Helen McEntee, takes proceeds of crime seized and re-invests it in local initiatives with the aim of making communities safer.