Following media stories about Kerry Sinn Fein's anti-drug campaign, Ard Comhairle member DONAL CUSACK puts the record straight

Situated on the outskirts of the town, Shanakill is just one of many working class estates in the Tralee urban area. In common with other areas, it has its share of social and economic problems, and as with similar communities throughout the length and breadth of Ireland, it has been neglected by various authorities for many years.

Shanakill and its counterparts in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and elsewhere, does not possess the political or financial clout of middle class Ireland. Many residents of these areas have expressed concern that their communities are being used as dumping grounds for social problems which the state is either unwilling or unable to deal with.

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