Is Dublin really safe? *Read OP for mod warning*

Yes. I would assume the fact it's a dirty hole, full of scumbags fighting amongst themselves and teenagers doing as they please, is alarming to some. It's easy to get used to, I'm guilty of that myself, but it should never be seen as normal. The respondents to that survey are city centre residents and business owners so if you can't believe them, I'm unsure as to who you could believe.

I had to go to Decathlon yesterday evening to drop in a bike. There were 2 patrols of 2 Gardai on Talbot street at either end, which was pleasing to see. Apart from a couple of drunks outside Supervalu drinking Tyskie it seemed ok. They have put in some greenery and are adding more to make the street a bit nicer looking. The whole area, in including O'Connell St was absolutely rammed, I don't think Dublin has ever been as busy as it is now, probably just down to population increases.

Maybe the authorities are getting the message RE need for Garda presence, and this taskforce might lead to those who feel uncomfortable in the city centre feeling safer. The place is heaving these days and I think the Garda and DCC have a lot of catching up to do to deal with it.

This popped up on my feed yesterday

Primary school forced to close as two pupils were threatened in ongoing Dublin feud

Drug dealers? Travellers? Or Travelling drug dealers? Shocking stuff, going after peoples kids like that.

There were some posts on Reddit yesterday saying that this incident relates to the shooting of a young man in Crumlin during the summer. Some of the kids that were targeted in these schools last week had some links to him.

I read about phone shops getting robbed in Dublin. A few days ago see journal.ie

I think Ireland follows America in most lifestyle trends good and bad

We have high ticket prices on concerts

I think in the future we,ll see more security everything locked down in shops that sell phones or laptops

Its strange that violent attacks are not being reported in the press

Being a garda is no longer a high status job

Dublin is a bit edgy, like many big cities (and sometimes Irish people forget how big a city actually is).

Relatively safe. I've been walking around it at all times of the day and night all my life with very few incidents to report (most of them when I was much much younger).

People who say it's unsafe are trying to undermine public faith in Dublin and Ireland's institutions, and they are getting a lot of traction. It's part of the current political playbook, unfortunately.

I'm pretty sure that it's the only capital city in the first world where teenagers are allowed to patrol/joy ride around every day on robbed bikes carrying bolt cutters/lump hammers and steal them in broad daylight (and have now moved on to bike jacking), while the police force watch. Probably not recorded as crime though. London had this problem until the police were given the ability to chase/ram them.

It's all a combination of lack of investment in Policing, Prison spaces, a weak and unpopular Justice minister and Garda Commissioner.. Many potential Garda recruits are going to Australia for better pay&conditions or resigning early to take up better paid jobs in the private sector.. a large increase in population in the last 5 years where the levels of policing haven't increased to keep pace.. it's just a perfect storm of Government soft touch and inaction on Crime.

To echo Jupiter and tenzor, Dublin is now reaping the rewards of light touch policy from Gov.

Come on JK, you think Ministers make a difference? Point your finger at the Dept. of Justice from General Secretary down, that’s where the problem is. The minister is just a spokesperson.

Well it's safe, dunno about really safe. But deffo safe.

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We need to build another prison. They are trying to recruit 1000 gardai for Dublin whether they can do this is another question.being a gardai is not a high paid job compared with other jobs available .Our prisons

are overcrowded .I have never seen anyone carrying bolt cutters in the city .they intend to build a new garda training centre

I think most people gloss over the headlines now. It's just seen as normal for the city center. The will isn't there to clean the place up.

20 years a go a Garda in critical condition would have been the top news item for days.

The authorities don't care. They have made the city center the dumping ground for all social ills and everyone in there sees it on a daily basis.

I'd say this 17 yr old lad who almost had his Motorcycle Hijacked from him in Ongar, Dublin 15, would say that the minority of the population who are scum help to give the impression that Dublin does not feel safe.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MotoIRELAND/comments/1hcw8uj/4_dudes_trying_to_rob_my_bike/?share_id=MCkkynwfBpyFo3mqy1grw&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&utm_source=share&utm_term=3