A stabbing today on Dublin's Abbey St amongst kids and Christmas shoppers

Steve King · 22-11-2014 09:48PM #1

Has anyone else seen this come up on their social media feeds in the last hour? I think it was only a matter of time before this happened in Dublin's city centre.

How many guards has Dublin got at any one time does any one know? It would seem there's never enough on the streets.

Hitchens · 22-11-2014 09:50PM

next thing you know, someone will be shot up there

Gosub · 22-11-2014 09:53PM

I think shooting up is a good part of the problem.

KERSPLAT! · 22-11-2014 09:54PM

Steve King wrote: »

Has anyone else seen this come up on their social media feeds in the last hour? I think it was only a matter of time before this happened in Dublin's city centre.

How many guards has Dublin got at any one time does any one know? It would seem there's never enough on the streets.

There'll never be enough guards on the street, they can't be everywhere. That's not to say that there shouldn't be more though

A quick search of RTE and The Journal didn't bring up anything about the incident.

Frosty McSnowballs · 22-11-2014 09:55PM

Steve King wrote: »

How many guards has Dublin got at any one time does any one know? It would seem there's never enough on the streets.

There's only 6 of them. Now if we could only get another 2, then all of Dublin would be covered and this type of thing wouldn't happen.

Highflyer13 · 22-11-2014 09:55PM

Big problem with junkies,aggressive begging and petty theft in the city centre. Gaurds don't seem to have the resources to get it under control.

Arciphel · 22-11-2014 09:56PM

There didn't seem to be any shortage of Garda resources protecting Enda, Joan & co in the last two weeks...

HeidiHeidi · 22-11-2014 09:57PM

Arciphel wrote: »

There didn't seem to be any shortage of Garda resources protecting Enda, Joan & co in the last two weeks...

Maybe that's why they weren't on Abbey Street this evening.

Nodin · 22-11-2014 09:58PM

Arciphel wrote: »

There didn't seem to be any shortage of Garda resources protecting Enda, Joan & co in the last two weeks...

But they're precious and beloved of the nation....

Lumbo · 22-11-2014 10:06PM

Abbey Street area has got progressively worse in the last few years. Hopefully the victim is ok.

Kermit.de.frog · 22-11-2014 10:14PM

Not surprised at all. No police. That is the be all and end all.

Tinkersbell · 22-11-2014 10:16PM

Steve King wrote: »

How many guards has Dublin got at any one time does any one know? It would seem there's never enough on the streets.

Enda has them deployed against water tax protesters instead of patrolling our streets for criminals.

Kermit.de.frog · 22-11-2014 10:16PM

Arciphel wrote: »

There didn't seem to be any shortage of Garda resources protecting Enda, Joan & co in the last two weeks...

Maybe if little thugs and gurriers were not being tolerated at so called peaceful protests they would not be needed.

We don't allow mob rule in this country thus every protest has to be policed and certain ones in certain places more than others.

Riddle101 · 22-11-2014 10:21PM

Stories like these, almost make me afraid to leave the house nowadays.

Think i'll just spend the rest of my life, living in my basement and working at home. I can move all my stuff down there, and hook it all up, and if I need anything, i'll just order out for it. Wouldn't be so bad isolating myself from everyone.

Kermit.de.frog · 22-11-2014 10:24PM

There is no excuse for Dublin city center to be in the state it is in. Junkie clinics, lack of police, begging and loitering are due entirely to the authorities and city council and could be sorted out quickly if the intent was there.

Nobody whether tourists or locals should be intimidated to walk within 500 m of the main street of our capital city.

I would be a strong advocate of a genuine zero tolerance zone within a certain radius of O'Connell St.

KERSPLAT! · 22-11-2014 10:25PM

MOD

Let's not turn this into another water thread...

Berserker · 22-11-2014 10:52PM

I don't spend that much time in the city centre but things seem to be getting progressively worse. There's an awful lot of junkies and homeless people floating around the city centre and D8.

Tail Docker · 22-11-2014 10:59PM

The stabber and the stabee got bored waiting for the street to be clear of kids and christmas shoppers, they gave it two hours, and at one stage it looked promising, just normal men and women, till a wan with some gift-wrapped boxes hove into view with two eleven year olds. At that stage they gave up and just went for it regardless.

Ruu · 22-11-2014 11:00PM

Was it over that Frozen doll???

KERSPLAT! · 22-11-2014 11:03PM

Ruu wrote: »

Was it over that Frozen doll???

I heard there was a row in Swords over that, not sure if this is the same. Still no links..

porsche959 · 22-11-2014 11:05PM

Arciphel wrote: »

There didn't seem to be any shortage of Garda resources protecting Enda, Joan & co in the last two weeks...

Whole bunch of guards in Ballsbridge today due to rugby game. But there is never trouble at rugby matches, so easy gig for them I reckon.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 22-11-2014 11:10PM

Was on Henry street tonight, saw this poor girl sitting near river island, slumped against the wall, asleep/unconscious with a cup by her side, her face mushed up like she'd fallen or been beaten, and her lips were almost blue. A terrible sight, I can't stop thinking about her all evening. A little bit down there was another person begging, on o Connell bridge there was two I think, and some Young lad nodding off on grafton street clearly strung out too.

Then as I was on the luas some junkie (albeit polite I'll give him that) was getting up real close into people's faces looking for money with a sob story. There is no escaping it. They are everywhere. So many people. I can't think why it's tolerated. That people are allowed sit on busy streets, mashed off their tits, of course it's going to end in bedlam

Berserker · 22-11-2014 11:21PM

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Then as I was on the luas some junkie (albeit polite I'll give him that) was getting up real close into people's faces looking for money with a sob story. There is no escaping it. They are everywhere. So many people. I can't think why it's tolerated. That people are allowed sit on busy streets, mashed off their tits, of course it's going to end in bedlam

I thought there was private security on the Luas to deal with these people. I don't use the service myself that much but I recall seeing people in black security gear when I was last on it.

Highflyer13 · 22-11-2014 11:22PM

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Was on Henry street tonight, saw this poor girl sitting near river island, slumped against the wall, asleep/unconscious with a cup by her side, her face mushed up like she'd fallen or been beaten, and her lips were almost blue. A terrible sight, I can't stop thinking about her all evening. A little bit down there was another person begging, on o Connell bridge there was two I think, and some Young lad nodding off on grafton street clearly strung out too.

Then as I was on the luas some junkie (albeit polite I'll give him that) was getting up real close into people's faces looking for money with a sob story. There is no escaping it. They are everywhere. So many people. I can't think why it's tolerated. That people are allowed sit on busy streets, mashed off their tits, of course it's going to end in bedlam

People will say every city have these problems and I am certainly not disputing that. However Dublin City Centre is a tiny area and they all seem to congregate in the city centre and being so small it is more noticeable.This projects an awful image for tourists and Christmas shoppers alike. Everywhere you look there seems to be dead eyed junkies. I walk up O'Connell street every night and there does be a menacing atmosphere about the place. Its disgraceful and the powers that be don't seem to have a interest in improving the place.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 22-11-2014 11:42PM

Berserker wrote: »

I thought there was private security on the Luas to deal with these people. I don't use the service myself that much but I recall seeing people in black security gear when I was last on it.

To be fair to the security they do a great job but they're not on every tram although as I was getting off there was 4 of them at the stop.

I feel sad for the junkies, especially that girl today, I feel so worried that she looked so close to actually dying. Not just strung out but proper unwell. It's obviously in every town, and would be fools to think otherwise, but where I'm from you don't see people sitting on the street begging (well apart from Roma) heroin addicts are around for sure but you wouldn't SEE them. It's strange

Holsten · 22-11-2014 11:43PM

Only a matter of time?

What planet are you on? There are weekly shootings in the city, let alone stabbings.

Place is a kip.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 22-11-2014 11:49PM

Ruu wrote: »

Was it over that Frozen doll???

Let it go!

KERSPLAT! · 22-11-2014 11:51PM

MOD

Gonna close this as there is no source for it that I can find. If anyone does find something just PM me and I'll open it up

A stabbing today on Dublin's Abbey St amongst kids and Christmas shoppers

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