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From the HOPE Archives: The North Inner City (2016)

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This article was originally posted by Hopehandson.com to Hopehandson.com/blog on May 27th, 2016


This article in the Examiner quotes the North Inner City, specifically the area between Croke Park and Busarás as a ”no-go zone”. Irene, the manager here at HOPE, provides insight as to why the area is considered a no-go area.

Irene & Joe
Joe Dowling, HOPE Addiction Counsellor and longtime community activist with Irene Crawley, HOPE Manager and HOPE Addiction Counsellor in front of the Home Monument at the junction of Sean MacDermot Street, Buckingham Street and Killarney Street.

“We’re more interested in looking at the root causes. For me there are three main ones. There are the poor Garda relations with people in this community, they’re not developing relationships with the young people, the guards are often seen as the enemy.


“The other thing is about recovery. There is no supply without demand. The reason drugs gangs take effect is because there is demand. We feel the only way to get rid of supply is to get rid of demand.


“The third one is opportunities for young people, youth clubs are very under-resourced. There needs to be counselling for kids, proper drug and alcohol prevention, youth clubs that offer training for kids and better access to third-level education,” she says.


Irish Examiner "Dublin community with the power to take on an international drug cartel", 27 May 2016. Available here. Accessed May 2016

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