Mr Cork Man wrote: » Does anyone think galway has a problem with anti social behaviour?I certainly think there are parts of this city that are being terrorised by a small minority of thugs.
Mr Cork Man wrote: Im just wondering could you call it a serious poblem or is no worse than any other city/town in ireland.
malice_ wrote: » There are a few areas with a bad name and I can't say I have been anywhere near these areas in a few years but I think terrorised is a bit strong. It depends on the area being compared to. Certainly there are parts of Dublin or Limerick that Galway would compare very well to in terms of crime.
biko wrote: » I would say Galway is very safe considering its size and the amount of stags/ hens/ tourists/ romas/ EEs* & students that are here. Sure some areas are a bit dodgy but not to the extent it warrants particular police attention imo. We do have our fair share of lowlifes though, like that guy that is charged with killing Manuela (RIP).
Fozzie Bear wrote: » What are we doing about it though? Nothing is the answer. My better half is a primary school teacher in one of the "rougher" parts of the city. She teaches 4th class this year and in the past two weeks alone 7 out of 15 of her pupils have been suspended for fighting or disruption within the classroom. Thats over 50% of them and this is not confined to just her class. She is regularly told to fu@k off, called a cnut, b1tch and whore to mention just a few. They have absolutely NO respect for the teachers, adults or any sort or authority and its down to the way they are dragged up. They are not brought up, no, they are dragged up by their "parents". Last year she had a different class of pupils and of them maybe 5/6 were real trouble makers. One in particular came from a broken home. The kids father had killed himself, his mother has tried several times to do likewise and is in and out if the psych ward regularly. The kid is bouncing off the walls and nobody is helping him. They can't get a psychologist to assess him due to lack of resources etc, he can't focus or behave in class and he takes it out on the teacher. He runs out of the classroom and takes off down the road with his teacher chasing after him in case he gets knocked down. He swears, is aggressive and has reduced my better half to tears (not an easy task i assure you) on occasions and he is 10 years of age! What do you think he (and his ilk) is going to be like at 18? My missus can see the next batch of scumbags, criminals and those that will spend large parts of their lives in jail, involved in crime or end up dead from it in front of her every day at work. It's right now that we should be nipping this in the bud not when they are 18 and the damage is done and permanent. We can find 400billion to bail out the fat wasters who runs the banks in this country but we cannot finance our most basic needs in education or health and we are supposedly an advanced rich western country. You have not seen anything yet in terms of anti social behaviour, just give it another 8-10 years. We are well on our way to being just as bad as North inner city Dublin or Southill and Moyross in Limerick
Amazotheamazing wrote: » Agree completely, at the minute Galway does not have a serious problem with anti-social behaviour, particularly compared to Dublin, Cork or Limerick. However, the lack of resources on new estates, and the problems on existing estates means it will unless it is dealt with sooner rather than later. A lot of the problems in Southill in Limerick developed out of the scenario's you're describing Fozzie, you should have a read of the Fitzgerald report into Southill and see what can happen if these relatively minor problems are left untended.
Mr Cork Man wrote: » Is this east side or west side.Fair play for calling a spade a spade galway is getting worse with regards burglaries and people robbing and burning cars.What galway needs is people taking action not people sticking their heads in the side.Some people i know living in the ballybane area had their car burned out.
