Keane’s killing is believed to be the third murder in a Drogheda drugs turf war. Johnny Connolly, whose research Building Community Resilience research was published last December, warned that young people are viewed as “plentiful and expendable” by drug gangs. “Lots of young people are there, they’re available and they’re expendable,” he said. “We have to support communities which are already doing things to protect these young people with very limited resources. He said this issue is at the top of the Government’s agenda in terms of protecting young people from crime.

Source: Irish Examiner January 17, 2020 06:00 UTC