# A mother hears threats against her child. A granny is told unless a debt is paid, there’ll be violence. A farmer sells machinery to keep thugs away. This is every day, across Ireland. HERE’s what needs to be done

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/a-mother-hears-threats-against-her-child-a-granny-is-told-unless-a-debt-is-paid-therell-be-violence-a-farmer-sells-machinery-to-keep-thugs-away-this-is-every-day-across-ireland-heres-what-ne/
- Published: 2026-10-23T10:39:58+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T11:39:24+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16217619/A-mother-hears-threats-against-child-granny-told-unless-debt-paid-therell-violence-farmer-sells-machinery-thugs-away-day-Ireland-Heres-needs-done.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Health, Medicine, World

## Key points

- Drug-related intimidation affects families and communities across Ireland.
- Gardaí can receive information confidentially without a formal statement.
- The article calls for prevention and support alongside enforcement.

## Summary

A commentary on Ireland’s response to drug-related intimidation argues that it is a community safety issue as well as a policing matter. It links demand for drugs to the harm caused by criminal networks and says enforcement must be combined with prevention, trusted support and local engagement.

The article follows the fatal arson attack in Waterford, in which four people died and two children were left in critical condition, and describes intimidation affecting families, grandparents and farmers. It says each of the 21 Garda divisions has an inspector responsible for helping people facing drug-related intimidation, and that information can be shared confidentially without a formal statement. The DRIVE project offers practical support, while a Policing and Community Safety Authority assessment says Gardaí have disrupted organised crime groups but that intimidation and the grooming of vulnerable people and children remain serious concerns.

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