Wire service provided by Associated Press. Six Traveller families are directly involved in the violence, and criminals from Dublin are now also taking part in the feuding. They’re coming into the shops, taking what they want, beating each other up and just doing whatever comes to hand. {"quantcast.enabled":"true","didomi.enabled":"false"}

These are just the incidents which gardaí were called to.

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vars.user.subscriptionStartDate = subscriberCookie.subscriptionStartDate || ''; “We hear things on a sporadic basis. let cookieValue = parts.join('='); One man TheJournal.ie spoke with has been living in Longford Town for the last 15 years. The Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan and the Health Minister spoke about the possibility of moving to Level 4 Covid restrictions in advance of last Sunday's NPHET meeting, Stephen Donnelly has told the Dáil. Prior to the decrease in criminal activity, gardaí had been called to at least four stabbing incidents as well as several arson attacks on property linked to the feuding families in the last three months. Fran Byrne is the regional manager of CADS (Community Alcohol & Drug Service)  Midlands region. The feud has been simmering in the midlands for a number of years. The issue became so serious that members of the elite Armed Support Unit were assigned to the area to help prevent a further escalation. Junkies bashtards ya Ever consider banning call out videos? "@type": "ListItem", You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, PH: (01) 6489130, Lo-Call 1890 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie. I know we’re blue in the face saying it at this stage but it doesn’t change what we need. For us, we can’t do that if we don’t have people in place. While the armed garda units are not on the streets as often as they were during the summer, gardaí based in Longford say that the elite officers are just “one serious incident” away from returning in force. "thumbnailUrl": "https://www.herald.ie/news/2dbcd/39162430.ece/AUTOCROP/w1240h700/2020-04-28_new_58546214_I1.JPG", POLICING OF A number of different feuds in the Longford region is reaching breaking point as officers attempt to quell tensions between a number … Shots have been fired at homes, innocent family members have been threatened and intimidation and assaults are common among the gang members.

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Meanwhile, latest figures from the Joint Policing Committee in Longford showed how gardaí have carried out thousands of patrols since violence erupted in the town last year.

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vars.user.subscriptionStatus = subscriberCookie.subscriptionStatus || ''; GARDAÍ INVESTIGATING A serious gang feud in Longford have identified a number of men who were videoed posing with guns in a graveyard. Many slammed the lack of officers on the street, while some business owners said that the feuding gangs had had an impact on their trade.

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At a sitting this day last week, Judge Seamus Hughes ordered that the men be remanded in custody until today, following on from feud related events which took place in Longford town on December 16th. Garda drug units responsible for the area continue to use the best resources available to them to tackle the problem. The Criminal Assets Bureau has also been carrying out investigations into the feuding gangs' finances, while local gardai have been involved in mediation talks between the warring families. The Herald previously revealed that a number of women are suspected of directing and orchestrating much of the violence and, as a result, have also been the targets of murder attempts.

Wire service provided by Associated Press. "position": 1 , "@type": "WebPage", "logo": { j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'? In an entirely unrelated case, the arrest and charging of a number of men in a different county earlier this year over online activity effectively curbed the Longford gangs’ social media campaigns, gardaí believe.Informed sources have told TheJournal.ie that there has been a significant decrease in such online activity around Longford due to the fear that the posting of the videos could land their protagonists before the courts.