Is crime reported differently in 'leafy Dublin 4 suburbs' than the inner city?

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Phrases like ‘known to Gardaí’ exemplify the classist nature of crime reporting, according to one writer living in the inner city.

Phrases like ‘known to Gardaí’ exemplify the classist nature of crime reporting , according to one writer living in the inner city.

“, it’s a code for, ‘You don’t need to be bothered about this young man’s death’,” she toldHaving lived in Dublin’s Liberties since she was 19, Ms Birdy has been to many funerals, including funerals of young men in the area.“Then what I was hearing about these men in the media was shorthand for, ‘You don’t have to care about this one, he was known to Gardaí’.

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