The Greentown Project - UL

Airing in Episode Four - Jan 24th - 8.30pm RTE 1

Research Lead - Dr Seán Redmond Principal Investigator REPPP Programme, Adjunct Professor of Youth Justice, UL

Funded by Department of Justice, this project led by Professor Sean Redmond of the University of Limerick is responsible for a new investigation system that identifies the most vulnerable young people at risk of joining Irelands organized crime gangs.

The research of Sean and the Greentown team is now interlinking with the Dept. of Justice and leading community groups such as TRY from inner city Dublin with the aim of providing vulnerable children with a practical route out of a life in illicit drugs and organised crime.