‘We feel scared every day and insecure about living here’: Readers respond to Dublin city centre violence

A number of readers had not experienced, but rather witnessed antisocial activity themselves. Carolina Libardi from Fairview, observed a group of youths engaging in violent behaviour last November along Sean O’Casey Bridge. “I saw two groups of around 10 teenagers that were screaming racial slurs to each other on each side of the bridge, until of them threw a hammer at the other side and nearly caught a passerby. Mind you this happened at 7pm with plenty of people walking through the bridge.

Many readers were of the viewpoint that Dublin has become considerably more unsafe over recent years, with some pinpointing the Covid-19 pandemic as the flash point. Hannah also discussed this, raising safety concerns stemming from the lack of taxis available in the city centre. “I have experienced many such situations either personally or as a witness, particularly when pubs close, even though I am a 6-foot big guy. In over 35 years outside of Ireland I have been aggressively approached by only two men, both of whom were native Irishmen. In general, Irish people have a well-deserved reputation for being a friendly people, but there is a vicious, dark side,” he said.

“I frequently took the Luas red line and it was an extremely unpleasant experience. It was full of loud mouthed young men , either drunk or under the influence of drugs. I have seen fights taking place, oftentimes with completely innocent bystanders attacked for little or no reason,” he said.

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