There have been calls for the increase in crime in Dublin to be addressed.
Both the government and communities around the city are being urged to stand up to violence.
In his reflections for Good Friday The Archbishop of Dublin said we are witnessing violence on a scale not seen for decades.
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said the "cold-blooded murders on the streets of Dublin solve nothing - but only provoke revenge and more hearts broken."
He also spoke about human trafficking, sexual abuse and the drug trade.
The Archbishop called on people to stand up as a community and say no to men of violence, whoever they are.
Councillor Daithi De Roiste, Chairman of the Joint Policing Committe for Dublin feels the same way:
