Why is Dublin such a shιtty city?

Strumms · 06-02-2022 10:15PM

Yep 10 years ago I visited a friend who moved into a place in Cork st. He was being charged 1100 for a tiny apartment over a shop… he was making decent money in IT and the job was in the city…

1 bedroom, kitchen come dining room, bathroom…the area was ok during the day but zombie apocalypse at night…

dublinman1990 · 11-04-2022 08:10PM

I heard about the homophobic attack on a gay man who was a rugby player outside The George on the news this evening. The pictures of him about his injuries from his stay in hospital on social media were grim looking but thankfully not life threatening.

He was attacked by an older man who was giving him homophobic remarks outside the nightclub overnight Saturday into Sunday morning.

There was also some other unverified stories appearing on Twitter that occurred in Dublin which were quite alarming.

One story was linked to a 20 year-old student from Japan. He had been the victim of a racist attack by some local teenage youths on bicycles which took place outside Dundrum Town Centre in Dublin. The youths were saying comments like "Why don't of back to your own country?" and so on.

There was also another incident on a teenage girl being assaulted on a Luas by some teenage boys as well. I don't know the location of this story however the tweet remarked that the attack on the young girl was not an isolated case.

I don't know how this stuff carries on unimpeded in our capital city. It is disgraceful stuff. If these youths along with the man who did the homophobic attack in the city centre very recently don't receive any form of creditable justice. It will get undoubtedly get a lot worse before it gets better.

dublinman1990 · 15-10-2022 12:33AM

RTÉ's Prime Time will be broadcasting a special report about the demise of O'Connell Street in Dublin this Tuesday night.

Have any of you guys been to O'Connell St lately while you were at work or at other times during the week or so?

I still have not ventured out there for the past number of years. Has it become worse as the pandemic is trying to ware itself down at the moment or are there any outstanding issues that have not settled down yet?

PommieBast · 15-10-2022 12:50AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119746975#Comment_119746975

I lived round the corner from O'Connell St. until July 2021 so not sure about post-lockdown, but in the prior 8 years I think it was about the same over those years. If I was to pick out a single problem of all my time in Dublin it is undisciplined kids who know you cannot give them a well-deserved smack.

Count Dracula · 15-10-2022 09:50AM

It is the largest city on this island with over a million people living in it.

Lots of nasty shít is going to go down.... every day.

15-10-2022 10:02AM

Went into Kays Restaurant in Jervis Shopping Centre first time after Pandemic. Got a small cappucino and chocolate eclair. for the tidy little sum of € 8.15

That's my last visit.

Dyr · 15-10-2022 10:40AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119746975#Comment_119746975

Can guarantee you that Prime Time won't mention the most obvious thing that strikes people about O'Connell street these days, as they film a street that looks like its in Delhi or Buenos Aires

15-10-2022 11:42AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118573909#Comment_118573909

Three years of raping a little child, and no prison time. That shouldn't happen in any civilized country and it just tells the victims that what happened to them didn't matter. If little kids aren't protected, no one is.

Genuinely wish I didn't click into that article.

15-10-2022 11:52AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119747728#Comment_119747728

Live webcam of O'Connell St.

What about it looks like Delhi or Buenos Aires?

https://www.carrollsirishgifts.com/dublinwebcam.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwtKmaBhBMEiwAyINuwGINj0F2ctFNQrg53LmulmsNXtPWY3Jl5uTwk-_iL6y2wQeb0DE2qRoC0v8QAvD_BwE

Greyfox · 15-10-2022 01:28PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119747882#Comment_119747882

It's disgusting that she says this young man rather than this rapist, the judge is essentially saying raping a little girl is no big deal, it is any wonder why many victims don't report when they have been raped

15-10-2022 02:10PM

At least it’s not cork

Star Bingo · 15-10-2022 04:42PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119747904#Comment_119747904

My suburb is now dirtier than a New Delhi enclave

Quitelife · 15-10-2022 04:46PM

Its not confined to Dublin - Lawlessness is everywhere in Ireland these days from Villages to Dublin.

The state has lost control of many towns and villages which are now controlled by large extended Irish criminal families everything from youngsters shop lifting to drug dealing to intimidation of the law abiding. Many towns have no garda station making it easy peasy for the criminals.

thegame983 · 15-10-2022 04:57PM

The only time the government (or the media) really care about crime is when they can attach a 'hate' angle to it - violence against women, homophobic attacks, etc. as they can then pontificate on the subject and pretend like they care.

The vast majority of crime which is just anti social behavior and assaults committed by scumbags against regular people just going about their business, they could not give two f**ks about.

saabsaab · 15-10-2022 09:18PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119748340#Comment_119748340

Cork is thankful.

John_Rambo · 16-10-2022 12:04PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119747904#Comment_119747904

Now now Robbie, the last thing people want to see is a live stream of a vibrant, peaceful, clean, stunning street in a modern city with amazing architecture & a superb museum within. Doesn't match up with the country barstool narrative here!

Canard · 16-10-2022 04:17PM

Ah here, it’s not third world but it’s hardly clean, modern or architecturally pleasing. Dublin is pretty filthy. I was shocked when I went to Cork by how clean it was in comparison. Dublin could be worse, but it’s insanely narrow in the centre with nowhere to sit and it is absolutely not clean!

Spanish Eyes · 16-10-2022 04:33PM

Can anyone please explain in easy language why there is such negativity towards a Transport Police system? I hear MM say "not yet", and no positive response at all from any quarter.

Is it the Garda Commissioner or what? Honestly the streets are not policed so I suppose PT is way down the list. Is it budgetary, is it neglect, what is it?

I just don't understand it. Same as I don't understand the lack of police presence anywhere in the city at all. Well that I can see anyway.

Was lucky enough to be in Pisa recently and it was busy as you would expect. There were three sets of Carabinieri in the pedestrianised plaza in front of said tower. One static with a facility to speak to a cop if you had a problem. One cruising up and down very discreetly watching for the usual scrotes at places like this, and a third on foot. I was very impressed. But Italy is corrupt with a new Government every six months right?

Dyr · 16-10-2022 04:40PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119747904#Comment_119747904

It's a webcam of the GPO, but it I suppose it will suffice, At a rooftop distance it may appear that a large amount of the passing trade appear to have spent an excessive amount of time doing the sunbeds, they have'nt. If the webcam had street level audio you might also note that in the cornucopia of accents the english language appears to be somewhat underrepresented.

Just little things like that.

Star Bingo · 16-10-2022 06:42PM

There does be some mad yoke outside of there hissing and shaking her voodoo stick.

Strange incantations but she speaks English,

Larbre34 · 16-10-2022 06:54PM

Transport Police?

The Guards don't want to lose their omnipotence.

dublinman1990 · 16-10-2022 07:04PM

^^^^^^^^^^

Are you talking about the woman doing voodoo dances outside the GPO?

Spanish Eyes · 16-10-2022 07:16PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119753320#Comment_119753320

As I thought. However, there are Traffic Gardai for example, so why not another subdivision for Public Transport if they are that concerned about their omnipotence, which is obviously much more important than peope's safety. Someone won't allow it, but I am not sure who.

Galwayguy35 · 16-10-2022 07:19PM

Saw a few videos of that one, another drain on the welfare system.

She should never have been let off the plane.

16-10-2022 07:21PM

I wish Dublin looked like Buenos Aires.

John_Rambo · 16-10-2022 07:23PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119752430#Comment_119752430

You don't think, looking at that cam that the paving, lighting, foliage & streetscaping is modern? You don't think the GPO, the last great Georgian public building to be erected in the capital is architecturally pleasing? And we've been through the whole "Dublin is filthy" myth already, it's not really, others who don't know the city on this thread spent days on google street view before finding a plastic ban on a street.

cuttingtimber22 · 16-10-2022 07:24PM

Why?

poor policing
poor local government
poor vision

if the local authority has no pride in the city then it is no wonder that no one else does - and it has got a lot worse.

Simple things like replacing street lights, cleaning streets, visible policing, and then look to have ambition…. We get crappy development plans which tell us nothing except lay down rules and regulations but what do they mean to citizens? .

AMKC · 16-10-2022 07:36PM

Anytime I am up in Dublin I see plenty of Gardai about. Yes a Transport police would be great.

Maybe the people should stand up and demand it.

John_Rambo · 16-10-2022 07:42PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119753470#Comment_119753470

Can I ask why you mention street cleaning when most of the cities streets are power washed or cleaned every night?

https://www.dublincity.ie/residential/environment/waste-and-recycling/street-sweeping Here's the street cleaning schedule, click Henry st. for instance. You can also take some pride in your area 😉 and request a clean!!

Larbre34 · 16-10-2022 08:16PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119753434#Comment_119753434

Its still because of them.

The individual members of AGS have no issue working in the Roads Policing Unit, because its a good gig, lots of overtime, nice cars and bikes to be bouncing around in. The prospect of 8 hours riding the DART or a LUAS doesn't appeal to them, so their representatives just try to kill the idea in the crib.

The Government needs to legislate for it anyway, its what the people demand and its the only way they can get folk to get serious about public transport as a daily alternative, if they feel safe on it.

Why is Dublin such a shιtty city?

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