Irish Rail reported a 50% increase in anti-social behaviour incidents last year, with 1,523 reportable cases compared to 1,023 in 2023, intensifying calls for dedicated transport police to address rising safety concerns. The dramatic rise from just 548 incidents in 2021 reflects both increased problematic behaviour and enhanced detection methods. Irish Rail categorizes incidents using … Read more
In view of rising incidents of anti-social behaviour in Dublin city centre, the Fianna Fail Parliamentary Party has passed a motion calling for a 24 hour, 7 day a week criminal District Court in the capital, The Journal has reported. The move follows an online-conducted survey that found that almost 90 per cent of respondents … Read more
Aditya Mohtra started a petition against racism and anti-social behaviour toward immigrants. The petition can be signed by clicking the link. https://chng.it/wP4cKKgV “Immigrants leave their homes and families and travel so far for work and also they contribute to the economy of the country they migrate to. The least they can expect is to walk … Read more
Due to “grotesque levels of violence” and anti-social behaviour on routes in the area, according to the NBRU and SIPTU, drivers will not operate Dublin Bus services to west Tallaght beginning at 6 p.m. SIPTU and the local drivers’ union, the National Bus and Rail Union, informed Dublin Bus in writing of the change. Although … Read more
More than 760 incidents involving anti-social behaviour occurred on the country’s rail network during the first six months of this year, new figures have revealed. They included multiple reports of fighting, soiling, sexual harassment, lewd behaviour and hate incidents on trains, many of which involved drugs or alcohol. Nearly half of the 763 incidents took … Read more