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Drug-related intimidation is now so rampant in Dublin’s north-east inner city that more than 20pc of people surveyed there have experienced it directly, according to a new report released today. Violence, threats of harm, vandalism and intimidation are being used not only on people with drug debts and their family members, but anyone even suspected of reporting drug dealing in their area. The report reveals that over 80pc of respondents to an online survey aimed at those living or working in the area, which encompasses Summerhill, Ballybough, Mountjoy Square, Parnell Street and Gardiner Str...

Simone and Joe in the courtyard between their home and the gallery. It was Simone's idea to put the frame-like structure above the fountain, the better to train the eye on the garden. Photo: Tony Gavin The themes of her paintings and prints are quintessentially Irish. The Wexford-based artist is noted for her nostalgic take on the Irish larder and Irish brands; her scenes of an Irish childhood; her quirky vision of our coastal villages, and her highly individual interpretation of our many national heritage sites. Yet, it was a quality in the New Zealand climate that set her on her course.

A MAN has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman as she walked past him in Dublin city centre. Nicolae Cristea (29) is alleged to have leaned over and squeezed the woman’s breast as they passed each other on the pavement in an incident last summer. The case against him was adjourned when he appeared before Dublin District Court. Mr Cristea, with an address at Mountjoy Square in central Dublin, is charged with sexual assault. The offence is said to have happened on a street in the north city centre last June 5. A garda sergeant told Judge Bryan Smyth that the Director of Public Prosecu...