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Dublin gang murders among highest in Europe

City poised to become gun murder capital of Europe

By
KENNETH HAYNES,
IrishCentral.Com Staff Writer

Published Sunday, July 5, 2009, 10:50 AM
Updated Thursday, July 23, 2009, 6:07 PM

 

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A selection of guns seized from gang members in Dublin
A selection of guns seized from gang members in Dublin

Dublin is now one of the gang murder capitals in Europe.

In just 10 years, Dublin has achieved the dubious distinction of being home to some of the most violent gangs in Europe.

The report in the Irish Independent says that only Glasgow and the Baltic capitals are worse.

The Irish Government has introduced sweeping new powers aimed at curbing the gang violence but critics say these powers will do little to attack the root causes.

For example, schoolchildren in some of the most neglected areas of the city are routinely offered hundreds of euro to cycle round Dublin on drug deliveries.

Little wonder they gravitate to a life of crime.

Eleven men (and they are mostly men) have been killed in gangland shootings within the Dublin city council area since the beginning of the year.

An additional four were shot dead on the outskirts of the city and another two were killed in Spain and Amsterdam as a result of feuding.

The city has an average murder rate of over two per 100,000 at the moment but there are fears that it will actually top the charts on gun murders if the city maintains its current rate of two to three a month.

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Posted by huggybear69 on Jan 17, 2010, 08:11 PM EST
sorry to hear about lawlesness in ireland, but no country is perfect. it has been my dream to tour the isle, & hope to do so soon cheers----
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Posted by errigal on Dec 16, 2009, 07:56 AM EST
I THINK THE IRISH GOVERMENT NEEDS TO CLEAN UP IRELAND AND THE TIME IS NOW. I AM 74 YEARS OLD. BORN IN IRELAND. STOPPED BY THE GARDA FOR SINGING ON THE STREET. STOPPED MANY TIMES FOR NOT HAVING A LIGHT ON OUR BIKES ON THE WAY HOME IN THE DARK. HOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED. I LOVE IRISH CENTRAL.
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Posted by TraveLynn on Nov 12, 2009, 04:33 PM EST
It's sad how crime seems to have risen all over the world. It makes you wonder if countries make drugs legal, if the problems would persist? I don't use drugs and never will, but you don't see gangs murdering people because of alcoholic beverages. Not to say that alcohol doesn't cause problems, it's just not in demand for big money making. I guess there will always be evil.
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Posted by Madeleine on Nov 07, 2009, 04:14 AM EST
I live about 35 miles outside of Chicago and during the summer there are as many as 13 murders a weekend there,mostly drive by shootings. I come from New York, Brooklyn, I don't ever recall there being that many murders there but there were a lot of mafia murders, not so much anymore since they cleaned most of that up to make room for the Russian Mafia, now Brighten Beach is the murder spot, they took that area over and made it their own. They certainly know how to blend in. I can't picture murders in Ireland for some reason but I guess wherever there are big cities and drugs, there will be murders.
 


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