A nice little article comparing south Dublin with Limerick in regards of homicide and gangland crimes. There are also drug-crime numbers in there:
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0226/1224265202334.html
It seems as if Drimnagh, Crumlin (and I suppose also Tallaght) are hot-spots on Dublin's south-side which are often neglected in discussions about the oh-so-bad northside.
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Saturday, February 27, 2010
Saturday, February 20, 2010
The Irish Police's Approach to Carnival
An interesting article today on herald.ie (http://www.herald.ie/national-news/city-news/swat-units-take-to-streets-in-major-show-of-strength-2070796.html).
Apparently, the Crumlin-Drimnagh quarters of Dublin (to the south-west, approaching the infamous ganster-land Tallaght) saw gangland shootings and incidents over the last weeks. There seem to be a number of so-called "volatile" elements among the thugs who think they are as cool as a figure out of a Tarantino or Coppola movie.
Naturally, a REAL Don Corleone or Jules Winnfield would just laugh out loud at the sight of one of those farcical Irish wannabe-gangsters waving around clumsily with a gun they are not worth possessing. Style and poise can't be bought with dirty money. You have them or you will never have them. And if you're just a taters-eating, Guinness-drooling SOB from Coolock, Artane or Tallaght, and you still try to imitate a movie-ganster.... well then you're just pathetic.
Never the less, that's the way Dublin's "gangsters" think they can impress helpless neighbours and hard-working citizens. And that's why the Irish caricature of a police-force, called "Garda" is so desperately trying to lull the populace into false peace - because imbecile's with money and weapons are on and about.
Good luck, Watchmen!
Apparently, the Crumlin-Drimnagh quarters of Dublin (to the south-west, approaching the infamous ganster-land Tallaght) saw gangland shootings and incidents over the last weeks. There seem to be a number of so-called "volatile" elements among the thugs who think they are as cool as a figure out of a Tarantino or Coppola movie.
Naturally, a REAL Don Corleone or Jules Winnfield would just laugh out loud at the sight of one of those farcical Irish wannabe-gangsters waving around clumsily with a gun they are not worth possessing. Style and poise can't be bought with dirty money. You have them or you will never have them. And if you're just a taters-eating, Guinness-drooling SOB from Coolock, Artane or Tallaght, and you still try to imitate a movie-ganster.... well then you're just pathetic.
Never the less, that's the way Dublin's "gangsters" think they can impress helpless neighbours and hard-working citizens. And that's why the Irish caricature of a police-force, called "Garda" is so desperately trying to lull the populace into false peace - because imbecile's with money and weapons are on and about.
Good luck, Watchmen!
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