I read a few of the Irish papers online daily. Is it just me or has Ireland as a whole become an ultra-violent place over the past 20 years? I know this latest gangland murder is way beyond the norm, and of course people will say its criminals knocking off each other but it does spill over into the rest of society.
In addition to all the gang and traveller wars (Dublin, Drogheda, Longford, Limerick) you have tiger kidnappings, business intimidation (Quinn Industries), rural crime (old people on remote farms) all happening with more frequency.
What's it like for those on here who are living in Ireland?