Society challenged - Standing up to gang culture

WHEN voices as disparate as President Mary McAleese and Fr Peter McVerry find common cause it is time to take notice.

When, in the same 24-hour period, Justice Minister Brian Lenihan confirms their concerns by conceding that six out of seven gangland murders go unsolved it is nearly beyond time to take notice.

President McAleese and Fr McVerry have described the impact drug crime is having on our society and how it is undermining our justice system.