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May 2021
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Crimeworld Extra: Ireland's war on drugs...

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Criminologist Trina O'Connor speaks to Nicola Tallant about the drug dealing at Oliver Bond flats in Dublin's south inner-city.
She details how the community is fighting back and why tearing down the complex is not the solution.

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