Pat Coyne is a Dublin policeman who is passionately devoted to sorting out the world and its problems. For Coynne, such things as cars, crime, pollution and golf are all ominous signs of a distegrating society. The world is committing suicide, with MTV droning in the background. Coyne's principal mission is to deal with crime, Ireland's biggest growth industry. Though only a cop on the beat, he decides to take on the notorious gang leader, Drummer Cunningham. When a murder investigation leaves detectives clueless, he enters into a personal feud with the underworld, resulting in disasterous consequences for himself and his family. Coyne is a Dublin Dirty Harry for whom everything begins to go wrong. . . . .