Gardai on the northside are reportedly on high alert on the northside after a new feud has erupted between two highly dangerous gangs.
Armed patrols have been brought in as the bitter war threatens innocent families.
In Drogheda, a woman was terrorised when 15 shots were fired outside her house and Balbriggan is also under threat with cars being set on fire in a number of housing estates.
Gardai believe that the feud is centred around dispute over drugs between two traveller crime bosses.