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

Yet gardai were not informed...?....

Gardaí received no reports of alleged attack and robbery of NFL quarterback in Dublin city https://jrnl.ie/6829987

the title of this thread - is Dublin really safe?

Alleged mugging incident happens of a high profile sportsman and makes the news internationally.

Hardly “trawling sites” and is apt for this discussion

That's very hard to believe. NFL is extremely efficient and well organised. The NFL itself issued a press release - so it is satisfied the incident hapoened as reported. The NFLs in house security would have reported this via the Garda liaison officer appointed for the event. More likely an internal communication issue within AGS than it wasnt reported.

I saw a report there of a NFL fan visiting Dublin having his phone stolen, the garda got it back and arrested a woman.

All the comments were people going nuts with the BUT HELEN SAID ITS SAFE!!! stuff as usual. I mean a f*king phone being pickpocketed making the news is a pretty good indication of how safe the city is for tourists.

This might be interesting from The 2022 Census.

County of Birth for Population Born in the State Living in the Cities of Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford

This section refers to the 1,283,130 people born in one of the 26 counties and who were living in the cities and suburbs of Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Waterford.

• Cork city and suburbs had the highest proportion (87%) of the population born in the same county (Cork).
• Of the population born in the State and living in Dublin city and suburbs, the majority (86%) were born in Dublin (county). In addition, 2% were born in Cork, 1% in Galway and the rest in other counties.
• Compared with the other cities, Galway city and suburbs had the lowest percentage of population who were born in the county (70%). Dublin-born people made up the next highest proportion of the population living in Galway (6%), followed by Mayo-born residents (5%).
• Of the population living in Limerick city and suburbs, 82% were born in County Limerick. The other common places of birth were counties Dublin (3%), Cork (3%) and Clare (3%).
• In Waterford city and suburbs, 80% of the population were born in County Waterford. The next most common birthplaces were Dublin and Kilkenny, both at 4%, followed by Cork, Wexford and Tipperary, each at 2%.

Not just the city centre suffering from apparent lawlessness, it's also rife in the suburbs where the Garda basically don't exist: https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/chaos-erupts-joyriders-block-main-32576898.amp

Nothing remotely like lawlessness in the city centre but scumbags rallying around priorswood in stolen cars is basically part of the culture there and nothing new, at least they do it in their own sh*thole area.

why weren't coolock say no out doing something about this or whatever scumbags hung flags in the area?

It's a non story. It's just in the news because he's a sportsperson. Dublin is in fact safe despite what social media tells you.

Some people that never visit Dublin think it's dangerous.
Some people that live in Dublin think it's dangerous.
Some people that visit only for GAA matches think its dangerous.

But the truth and the statistics remain. Dublin is a safe city.

Well hopefully the protect are communities crowd so active in the area sort it out lol

Local people who stand up to those who commit such anti-social behaviour would soon find their own cars/home being attacked, and no Gardai to assist them or stop such crimes.

And this is where the problem lies, the Gardai are trying to do their job but the justice system is letting everyone down, no prison spaces, suspended sentences,revolving door system etc.

I'd regularly be in Groningen Arnhem and Utrecht in the Netherlands, and would visit at least two other European cities for short breaks every year and have never witnessed the scumbag carry-on that happened in Dublin city centre and some of the suburbs, it's the justice system that's failing the country

There's no necessity for anyone to trawl the Internet when the newspapers are now reporting serious assaults on an almost daily basis. Does RTE now also need to "step back and examine their perspective" since an episode of last week's Prime Time had a section on anti - social behaviour in Dublin?

The level of denial on this site about Ireland's crime problems is astonishing.

"It's a non story. It's just in the news because he's a sportsperson. Dublin is in fact safe despite what social media tells you.

Some people that never visit Dublin think it's dangerous.
Some people that live in Dublin think it's dangerous.
Some people that visit only for GAA matches think its dangerous.

But the truth and the statistics remain. Dublin is a safe city."

Your own words. From an earlier post.

Because over there, the police force don't muck about. Try any of this stuff in Spain and Greece and you'd get a whack of a baton. Not saying it's a great approach by any means but it would certainly make some people think twice and perhaps show AGS a bit more respect.