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Major safety concerns as businesses ‘exasperated’ at lack of gardai on streets after latest savage Dublin city attack Live scenes as Helen McEntee arrives in Temple Bar to reassure public Dublin is safe:

  • Published: 16:39, 17 Aug 2023
  • Updated: 17:18, 17 Aug 2023

BUSINESSES are “exasperated” at the lack of gardai on the streets as yet another person was hospitalised after a beating in Dublin city centre.

The man in his 30s was beaten on Talbot Street – scene of the alleged attack on a US tourist – on Wednesday night and taken to hospital for treatment.

Businesses are “exasperated” at the lack of gardai on the streets of Dublin
Businesses are “exasperated” at the lack of gardai on the streets of DublinCredit: Getty Images – Getty

Justice Minister Helen McEntee pledged €10million for garda overtime in the city following widespread condemnation of police visibility on the streets.

Sinn Fein TD Louise O’Reilly has condemned the latest savage attack and warned that businesses were on the brink.

She said: “Such attacks have no place in our society. But, unfortunately, these kinds of attacks are becoming increasingly common in our capital city.

“Sinn Fein, along with our party spokesperson on Justice, Pa Daly, and TDs and councillors from right across Dublin, have held a series of meetings in recent weeks with communities, workers and business owners across the city centre.

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“They have all relayed their exasperation at the lack of a visible Garda presence on our streets. People feel vulnerable and are concerned for their own safety and that of their communities, co-workers and customers. They feel our streets are more dangerous than they ever were before.

“And it will not be lost on them that when Bank of Ireland wanted protection for their ATMs on Tuesday night, no stone was left unturned to exhaust Garda resources to do so. But the priority of any government should be for its police service to protect its people.

“Dubliners, those who call this city home, tourists and Gardaí, all deserve to be safe but have all been failed by Fine Gael being in government, and being in charge of the Department of Justice, for 12 years.

“Helen McEntee needs to get real about keeping our communities safe. Fine Gael’s failure to recruit and retain Gardaí is a major issue – and the people of Dublin and in communities throughout the state are paying the price for that failure.”

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