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Dublin s Q102 By Kevin O Mahony There are calls for the government to set-up a national centre of expertise on violence.
A community rep for the North East Inner City says it would help to combat knife crime in the area.
It’s after a spate of weapons attacks there, including the death of a teenage boy in East Wall last week.
Noel Wardick is the CEO of Dublin City Community Co-Op.
He explains the benefits of a violence expertise centre: All parties, the police, the government and relevant stakeholders put in the resources to develop expertise on violence. A national centre of expertise on violence so that all resources can be assigned to addressing the underlying causes, understanding why violence happens and then putting a concerted effort into addressing those causes, coming up with solutions and testing solutions.