Crumlin kids need that allure like the hole in the head that is its ultimate outcome. The Crumlin kids who look up to him can live it only if they carve their way to the top of the drug-dealing business. And for the vast majority of those who take that route, it will lead to addiction, squalor, chaos and misery. But if they did, the vast majority of Crumlin people hated them for it. He gave Crumlin kids a sense of freedom and possibility that was steeped in talent, ambition, creativity and self-confidence.

Source: The Irish Times December 12, 2017 04:52 UTC