Ms Eileen O'Brien:

No. I think the scene in Dublin is much more advanced in terms of the gangland issue. We do not have that. Clearly there are groups of people working together in Cork, but it has not come to the fore. In our experience it does not present as an issue. I think the lads are often lured back into the world of addiction, perhaps not necessarily gangland crime. Once they are back in the world of addiction, they are at risk of all that goes with it.

We encourage almost an alternative community. Once one goes into recovery, one says goodbye to what one did before, and who one was with and where one went before. Addiction will always hold lads in that risky and at-risk category.