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“HE WAS PROTECTING his head [but] got a couple of kicks in the back and a hit on the head from one of the bars.”
Zara Flynn’s 15-year-old son is recovering from an attack at a Luas stop near Ranelagh in Dublin which happened last Friday. He was hit with metal bars by a group of teenagers wearing facemasks, and is now left temporarily limping after a sharp edge of one bar stabbed his leg.
Assets seized by Longford gardaí could speed up local safety schemes in new Community Safety Fund
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The prospect of proceeds of crime being kept within the community for the improvement of local safety schemes has been welcomed by Superintendent Seamus Boyle who has been pushing for CCTV to be installed in the Granard District for some time.
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee announced last week that she and Minister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath have agreed, in principle, to establish the fund, which will see proceeds of Garda and CAB raids funding projects that the communities themselves know will improve their safety.
Community Safety Fund will keep proceeds of crime within the Longford community
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The announcement of a Community Safety Fund, which will see the proceeds of crime staying within the community has been welcomed locally.
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee announced that she and Minister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath have agreed, in principle, to establish the fund, which will see proceeds of Garda and CAB raids to fund projects that the communities themselves know will improve their safety.
The announcement has been welcomed locally with Senator Micheál Carrigy stating that the fund will reflect the significant successes of An Garda Síochána and the Criminal Assets Bureau in disrupting criminal activity and seizing proceeds of crime by providing additional funding for investment in community safety projects.
Success in seizing proceeds of crime to be reflected in new Community Safety Innovation Fund
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Success in seizing proceeds of crime to be reflected in new Community Safety Innovation Fund
Minister for Justice
Helen McEntee and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath announce new fund to help local communities
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Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has today announced that she and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath have agreed, in principle, to establish a new fund to support community safety.
The Ministers said the new Community Safety Fund will reflect the significant successes of An Garda Síochána and the Criminal Assets Bureau in disrupting criminal activity and seizing proceeds of crime by providing additional funding for investment in community safety projects.