DublinGazette MAY 9-15, 2019
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THE LATEST NEWS & SPORT FROM THE FINGAL COUNTY COUNCIL AREA
‘Climate of fear’ now grips Blanch families Community suffers as feud worsens SYLVIA POWNALL
PARENTS are not letting their children out to play as a “climate of fear” grips communities in Blanchardstown caught in the
crossfire of a bloody gang feud. Residents are terrified after a string of shooting incidents and petrol bomb attacks during daylight hours – and are afraid to talk to gardai for fear of retribution.
Armed gardai patrolled the streets of Corduff at the weekend following an arson attack on a house at Westway on Saturday morning. Last week a takeaway driver was caught up in a shooting, and last month a school went into lockdown after shots were fired at a man CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 outside the gates.
Fury over traffic jam DONABATE residents faced more frustrations recently when two-hour delays hit the increasingly developed peninsula. A sub-contractor carrying out daytime works instead of at night was blamed as the culprit for the severe delays and traffic jams, with locals left fuming over the tailbacks, which lasted up to two hours for some.
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