Thread: Irish economy 'worst hit in eurozone'

I just know reading what was going on over there was proof that what color a person was, wasn't the issue.....it was the crimes and actions of those comming in. How can a white person be "racist" against another person who is white? Any thing and everything to keep people off the issue. Just today I went over and read a story about a woman in Scottland who was reading a book in her own apartment, guys broke in, stole her money and credit cards etc. and then cut her head and hands off and dumped them. From the clip, it's white guys who did it. It's this barbaric behavior......I don't care who's doing it.

Originally Posted by WorriedAmerican

Crime in Ireland: 139 drug gangs, 623 public order hotspots

By Kevin Doyle


Thursday December 04 2008

The true state of the crime situation in Ireland was laid bare in a garda report published today. The document highlights the real number of gangs operating in the State.

Issued by Commissioner Fachtna Murphy, the report starkly acknowledges:

that 360 gang members in 11 gangs now have both criminal and paramilitary links.
some of those gangs are those involved in the vicious Crumlin/Drimnagh feud that has led to 15 murders in Dublin.
there are 139 significant drugs gangs operating here. The report is confirmation of longstanding fears that the crime gangs and IRA/INLA would in time morph.
almost 1,300 guns were stolen in the past three years and only 373 have been recovered.
there are 623 areas or "hotspots" -- mostly in Dublin and Limerick -- where there are serious risks of public order problems, such as riots or serious violence.
following yesterday's mass raids on brothels, the Commissioner identifies three human trafficking gangs bringing young women into the country against their will.
One of the most worrying parts of the report is the identification of 11 gangs, involving 360 people who make up paramilitary/narco supergangs.

One of those gangs is undoubtedly the INLA racketeering outfits based in Dublin's south inner city, which is involved in a turf war with the "Fat" Freddie Thompson gang.

This showdown has led to countless bomb and grenade incidents and several shootings.

Gardai surveillance, says the report, resulted in the profiling of 139 drug trafficking networks in the State.

It also shows that gun crime is spiralling out of control. Officers had hoped to reduce the number of incidents involving firearms last year, but they actually increased by 11pc.

Levels of theft from vehicles and shops are up by 9pc and 2pc respectively.


Terrorist

Officers did, however, exceed targets for seizures of illegal drugs, which are up 27pc instead of the projected 5pc.

The force carried out more than 6,500 operations against drug dealers and users in 2007.

And along with tracking gangland hoods, garda have also compiled dossiers on potential threats to national security by identifying and profiling 237 groups and individuals who they suspect have radical or terrorist links.

There were 38,888 intelligence exchanges with international law enforcement agencies last year, it said.

Two of the main areas where garda top brass believe the war is being won are public order and traffic.

As part of the effort to combat street violence and drunkenness, gardai took court proceedings against 86 individuals or companies for selling alcohol to underage drinkers last year.


Liquor

There were also 23 applications to close pubs or off licences for breaches of liquor laws. And around 179 publicans have been prosecuted for allowing drunkenness on their premises in the past five years.

Garda traffic units succeeded in achieving a 10pc increase in detection of a variety of offences last year, including drink and drug driving, dangerous driving, speeding and failing to wear a seatbelt.

The report also states that there were 225 offences of racist crime recorded last year. The force itself still only comprises of a tiny minority of members from ethnic communities.

Only 18 members of the 14,000 strong force are from ethnic backgrounds. Garda crackdowns on organised crime have been helped substantially by a 46pc rise in the number of intelligence sources.

Ok, my inlaws are nowhere near Dublin and only drive through Limerick on rare occasions. That is probably why there has not been much talk about it from my sources.