# Irish father says he has paid gangs more than €200,000 over son’s debt

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/well-pull-a-bullet-in-your-sons-head-or-torch-your-house-revealed-the-astonishing-figure-one-father-has-paid-over-two-decades-to-keep-his-son-safe-from-vicious-threats-from-vile-drug-thugs/
- Published: 2026-10-31T23:49:22+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T00:07:16+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16255785/Well-pull-bullet-sons-head-torch-house-Revealed-astonishing-figure-one-father-paid-two-decades-son-safe-vicious-threats-vile-drug-thugs.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Health, Medicine, Politics, World

## Key points

- Father says he has paid gangs over €200,000 in 20 years.
- The alleged debt continues to grow despite the payments.
- More than 1,000 intimidation cases were reported in 2024 and 2025.

## Summary

An Irish father says he has paid more than €200,000 to drug gangs over two decades because of a debt attributed to his son, yet the gangs still demand more. His account highlights how drug-related intimidation can trap entire families in a cycle of threats and escalating payments.

Campaigners say gangs use children as young as ten to deliver threats, while Garda divisions lack resources to investigate all reported cases. There were 1,027 reports of drug-related intimidation in 2024 and 2025, affecting every county; calls are growing to increase support beyond a €300,000 programme. The issue has drawn renewed attention after a family of four died in a Waterford arson attack linked to a €20,000 drug debt owed by someone they knew.

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