I know there was a gang of predominately black youths creating havoc along the Dublin commuter lines a couple of years back, Octy. I heard of them descending on Portmarnock, Raheny, Malahide, Lusk and Rush - essentially anywhere they believed they could get away with it - on different occasions. They came from all over the place drawn by a common interest in "Gangster Rap" music. The lads in Lusk tracked down the ring leader a few years ago and one was subsequently burnt out of his gaff in Tyrelstown but rehoused in a brand new gaff in Clonee. The last I heard of them was over a year ago when one of them was stabbed by accident while filming a music video on a public train, I think that was in or around Harmonstown. Of course that sort of behaviour can't be tolerated, Dublin desperately needs a police force focused on law enforcement as is evident in the general level of anti-social behaviour and drug dealing in the city and suburbs.
We have housed a huge number of asylum seekers so it is inevitable that a small number will become involved in some kind of criminal activity, that's inherent throughout the population. Those of us that work up above in Dublin, for example, know that prostitution is now largely controlled by Romanian and other Eastern European gangs, something that has put many of our home grown fat, ugly prostitutes out of work and resulted in armed combat on the streets of our capital city. I've also heard suggestions that the Kinahan OCG are turning to Eastern European immigrants to manage drug distribution on our streets, having killed of or otherwise sidelined distributors once associated with the Hutch OCG. Again, we desperately need a police force focused on enforcement of the law.
We shouldn't, however, let our blind eye approach to law enforcement detract from the positive elements of multiculturisation. We have, in our own trade for example, given men back the freedom to work, earn money, feed and educate their families within relatively civilised communities. What could be more rewarding? Outside of our trade we have men to pick, pack and distribute our fruit and veg. We have men to drive our buses, luaseyes, darts, trains, etc. We have men to drive the big lorries that transport all sorts of goods. We have men and women to work in our hospitals, hospices, care centres, etc. We have men to build our houses, schools, hospitals, etc. We have men to clean and repair our cars, offices, houses, schools, hospitals, etc... etc, etc...
