Do you feel safe having a night out in Dublin city centre

shelly22

Just wondering do you feel safe having a night out in Dublin city centre or do you feel it's getting to dangerous
If you don't go to town for a night out where do you go

The Master

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John Mason

Yes, I really feel safe in Dublin.

i have no problem going out or coming home by myself

christmas2012

i feel safe around the populated areas,not so safe around unpopulated areas..like any town or city stick to the main drag..

paddyandy

I'm wary going anywhere at any time .

borehead

it;s safe in dublin . i dont worry much

Degsy

Same as anywhere..be aware of your sorroundings.

John_Rambo

Yes. Dublin is safe.

Lionel Messy

Safe as houses.

christmas2012

ya sure you will always get wasters,who are too drunk or drugged and pick random fights,but when youre walking home from somewhere dont pass the troublespot pubs,or the pubs that tend to be overpacked..

if youre on a night out its different - you just have to face the music,but,if a fight is brewing walk away..

listermint

I have no wary feelings of going out in dublin what so ever.















at all.

jack presley

Generally feel safe but ever since I was on the receiving end of a random attack, I'm a bit more wary.

For the most part Dublin is safe at night but unfortunately you can be caught in the wrong place at the wrong time and some scumbag with too much drink on them starts something for no reason other than he's a dick and can't handle his drink

BunShopVoyeur

I have to say, I've always found Dublin to be a pretty safe city. I'm 28 now and have never had any hassle beyond a drunk acting the eejit or passing comment.
Never had anything escalate beyond words.

Although I'm very aware that it happens, it's usually when both people are too pissed to have a bit of common sense.

GarIT

Yes. One you stay on the main streets.

John_Rambo

I'm a third dan black belt in trouble avoidance.

CyberJuice

its safe

carlmango11

In the City Centre I feel very safe. Out in certain suburbs is a different story however.

starviewadams

Yeah totally,I usually go to pubs up around the Grafton Street/Harcourt Street/Wexford Street areas and have never had any hassle.Even when I was younger and used to go to the likes of Fibbers and The Living Room off O'Connell Street I never had any trouble either.

Lux23

I do but I am aware that things can get dangerous fast. I think alcohol deadens this though.

Pandoras Twist

I feel completely safe on a night out.

Have walked out to ballybough from town after a night out, down parnell street at 2 or 3 in the morning and have felt slightly unsafe but that's about the limit.

As everyone else has said, bit of street smarts go a long way towards avoiding altercations.

It's safe.

FloatingVoter

Safe for grown-ups once semi-sober. I've walked Dame St - Patrick St. - Cork St. when out of taxi money at 2 in the morning plenty of times. Just be alert. Toerags look for victims, not adults walking in a straight line with a sense of purpose about where they're going.
The flipside is if you're wobbling about and the barman has just refused you - get a taxi.

Fuinseog

shelly22 wrote: »

Just wondering do you feel safe having a night out in Dublin city centre or do you feel it's getting to dangerous
If you don't go to town for a night out where do you go

it seems to be a thing in bigger irish cities that you can be walking down the street and someone takes a swing at you for absolutely no reason.

Fuinseog

carlmango11 wrote: »

In the City Centre I feel very safe. Out in certain suburbs is a different story however.

true, not recommended to sit upstairs on a dublin bus in the evening.

Fuinseog

Pandoras Twist wrote: »

I feel completely safe on a night out.

Have walked out to ballybough from town after a night out, down parnell street at 2 or 3 in the morning and have felt slightly unsafe but that's about the limit.

As everyone else has said, bit of street smarts go a long way towards avoiding altercations.

keep your mouth shut, do not respond to comments and cross the street when trouble comes and most problems should be avoided.

P_1

Safe as houses IMO.

As others have said, keep your wits about you and you'll be fine.

eug87

Fuinseog wrote: »

keep your mouth shut, do not respond to comments and cross the street when trouble comes and most problems should be avoided.

Comments like that can start a fight .

John_Rambo

Fuinseog wrote: »

it seems to be a thing in bigger irish cities that you can be walking down the street and someone takes a swing at you for absolutely no reason.

How many times has it happened to you Fuinseog?

christmas2012

a girl got raped by two men out in clonsilla blanchardstown in a park nearby in the evening a couple of weeks ago i heard when i was up the other week in dublin,i think in my opinion secluded non populated areas are the worst for isolated attacks where theres no help around for miles,but the populated areas are bad for fights and being kicked to death so its hard to say,anyway the worst thing is being out late in the evening when all the scummers are about,best time to head in is early if youre to do anything in town or out in the suburbs..

admiralofthefleet

irishbird wrote: »

Yes, I really feel safe in Dublin.

i have no problem going out or coming home by myself

likewise, ive never come across trouble thank god and ive a pretty good nose for seeing trouble before it happens

christmas2012

the girl who got raped by the two said she was lucky to escape and there was nobody around in the park when the attack took place - very scary to be in a secluded area,like out of town or in the country theres no help for miles,and by then it can be too late..

helimachoptor

Yeah i feel fine but as always common sense prevails

christmas2012

dont live in the country :pac:

Rhand

Very safe, never had any issue whatsoever.

Sir Gallagher

It's funny how people from Dublin who go out in Dublin all the time day and night will tell you that basically it's a safe enough city to be out and about in.....then you get the responses from some of the lunatics in AH who have been to Dublin once for some shopping and got asked for 20c by a beggar or read a story about a few bold boys in Drimnagh and can confirm that it's on a par with Baghdad.

Meauldsegosha

I've always felt safe and have never had a problem. Walk with confindence and keep your wits about you and you'll be fine.

mattjack

christmas2012 wrote: »

the girl who got raped by the two said she was lucky to escape and there was nobody around in the park when the attack took place - very scary to be in a secluded area,like out of town or in the country theres no help for miles,and by then it can be too late..

christmas2012 wrote: »

a girl got raped by two men out in clonsilla blanchardstown in a park nearby in the evening a couple of weeks ago i heard when i was up the other week in dublin,i think in my opinion secluded non populated areas are the worst for isolated attacks where theres no help around for miles,but the populated areas are bad for fights and being kicked to death so its hard to say,anyway the worst thing is being out late in the evening when all the scummers are about,best time to head in is early if youre to do anything in town or out in the suburbs..

I think you're talking about something that happened a year ago here.

Sir Gallagher

christmas2012 wrote: »

a girl got raped by two men out in clonsilla blanchardstown in a park nearby in the evening a couple of weeks ago i heard when i was up the other week in dublin,i think in my opinion secluded non populated areas are the worst for isolated attacks where theres no help around for miles,but the populated areas are bad for fights and being kicked to death so its hard to say,anyway the worst thing is being out late in the evening when all the scummers are about,best time to head in is early if youre to do anything in town or out in the suburbs..

I think that's a very sad way of looking at the world tbh.

christmas2012

I think you're talking about something that happened a year ago here.

no this was a different case,i was up to do a bit of shopping and get back in contact with old relatives,and it was an incident that happened near where they live,they said that it was a secluded park,and there was no help around for miles,when she got attacked..

i know it can happen anywhere,but you have to see that the more people there are concentrated in a city the more chance of these incidents happening,that said though country areas and towns can be just as dangerous if not more,as those areas are attractive target for aggressive burglars,and theives and so on..and if an attack does happen theres no help no ambulance no police for miles,it could take over an hour in some cases or over 30 mins etc,thats the danger,even if you get stuck with your car theres no help for miles..

mattjack

christmas2012 wrote: »

no this was a different case,i was up to do a bit of shopping and get back in contact with old relatives,and it was an incident that happened near where they live,they said that it was a secluded park,and there was no help around for miles,when she got attacked..

i know it can happen anywhere,but you have to see that the more people there are concentrated in a city the more chance of these incidents happening,that said though country areas and towns can be just as dangerous if not more,as those areas are attractive target for aggressive burglars,and theives and so on..and if an attack does happen theres no help no ambulance no police for miles,it could take over an hour in some cases or over 30 mins etc,thats the danger,even if you get stuck with your car theres no help for miles..

Christmas, both Blanchardstown and Clonsilla are very heavily populated areas, to say that there's no help for miles is crazy.

christmas2012

no there wasnt help around for miles she was in a large park that went on for miles..im not saying they have no ambulances or anything,i was saying that about country areas..

mattjack

christmas2012 wrote: »

no there wasnt help around for miles she was in a large park that went on for miles..im not saying they have no ambulances or anything,i was saying that about country areas..

Christmas, much an' all as I enjoy your posts and arguing with you ,you're mad.

christmas2012

ah not mad just high spirits

John Mason

christmas2012 wrote: »

no there wasnt help around for miles she was in a large park that went on for miles..im not saying they have no ambulances or anything,i was saying that about country areas..

have you any idea how insane this post is????

mattjack

irishbird wrote: »

have you any idea how insane this post is????

None whatsoever .

CavanCrew

Yeah its safe, i feel so anyways.

Except some dumb girls that I see walking down the alley beside my flat at 4am, jumped out of bed once to one screaming, big american accent on her, thankfully it was just a mugging could of been a lot worse. DONT WALK DOWN ALLEYWAYS AT NIGHT ALONE.

RMD

Dublin is grand. I've never been attacked on a night out, the only time I've had a friend get a proper clatter was his own fault for acting the bollox previously in the evening. I've walked from town to Raheny many times, passing through ballybough and fairview en route. Never once have I experienced trouble or felt intimidated. Have your wits about you and you'll be fine. As the poster mentioned above he's witnessed a mugging before, well what the fúck is a tourist doing walking down a lane way at 4 in the morning? That's a ridiculous idea.

The only people I ever hear who have significant complaints about Dublin seem to be people from the country and the Tabloids, seems like both want you to believe a trip to Kabul is safer than Dublin.

.Bob

Feel very safe, id walk from city center to dundrum after a night out. on cheap nights id walk home on the luas track and you'd always meet sound people walking on the tracks.

Id actually feel less comfortable waiting for a bus at midday on o O'Connell st where a gearhead is explaining why he needs 5 euro for a hostel and that i am his only hope. That is the reason i always wear a tracksuit around city center so i dont get bothered..

Meauldsegosha wrote: »

I've always felt safe and have never had a problem. Walk with confindence and keep your wits about you and you'll be fine.

True. even though im not sure if it ever worked, i always tried to walk as if im either a tough mofuka or else someone pure dodgy. (at night btw, casual as fúck during the daytime)

guitarzero

Yes, I feel safe. I've never encountered a problem in all my years on nights out. Why do you ask??

Merkin

I find it very safe and as a woman am happy enough to walk around at night. I don't however like to venture over to Talbot Street or its environs during the day simply because the amount of marrouriva smack heads - it's like being on the set of Shaun of the Dead. I think as capital cities go we're pretty lucky though.

CeluiDuDehors

Dublin must be one of the safest capitals of Europe...with some of the nicest people around. Believe me I moved here after spending 5 years in Paris...there's just no comparison!