Another random person hospitalized after unprovoked attack in Dublin city center

Apparently Minister McEntee is aware but is still completely distraught after listening to Leo's podcast interview about trans-related homophobia. Our very own Taoiseach is indeed also amongst "the most vulnerable in society" - gasp!!! Helen has assured us that she will be taking swift action regarding this latest assault - just as soon as she has hunted down all the meany-weanies on the internet.

The locals take issue with anyone they perceive as being "above their station".

Not down with the "common folk".

The mentality that makes Dublin trash-culture central.

Helen is gone into overdrive on twitter, praising the "good work" of beat police for arresting marijuana users.

I seriously don't understand what the problem is.

I actually believe you - you don’t seriously understand what the problem is if you’re of the opinion that arresting marijuana users isn’t good news, while at the same time you’re claiming there’s a trash culture in Dublin that takes issue with anyone they perceive as being above their station.

I’m not saying you’re right or wrong, I’m just saying I can see why you don’t understand what the problem is, or rather how those two things might be related.

I suggest on such rare days avoid wearing your socks pulled halfway up your legs over your trackies and I recommend any color other than grey as gray tends to make stains most visible. If you are wearing a hoodie don't wear in up on this warm day or wear several layers of top clothing. If your're drinking cans store then in a picnic basket rahter than having full one's sticking out your pockets. Dispose of empty cans in the picnic basket rather than flinging them at pideons or passers by. I think you'll have no problem if you follow my guidelines.

We should have the fleadh ceol on O'Connell Street every day. I was in Mullingar last week and the amount of guards there was a bit OTT.

Yep another serious stabbing on Talbot street...nothing to see here, I blame the "nervous Nelly's"...lol

But hey Dublin isn't Bogota....

Tourists just have to dress up as a water meter or a cash machine to get protection from the Gardai...

I'm pretty sure it was always like that, for as long as I can remember anyway. I'm not sure the concept of stationing police in one place for periods of time is a policy of the Garda, like how they do in other countries. Pretty basic stuff.

Added ferocity ? lol cant have that might upset the little scrotes hanging around out side a McDonalds, (yes they are scrotes or they wouldn't be hanging around there all day the little dears )

the gov have created a situation where the rights of criminals are more important that those of victims and the ability of the police is strangled by "stakeholder's" who know nothing about policing and are committed to driving those that do out of the organization

ye are well on the way to a police force of social care students who are incapable of tackling bad parking never mind the feral population of work shy drug addicted scumbags that the media and government have created while pandering shamelessly for votes.

Most police worth a shite are leaving in droves to better jobs in better places . enjoy the shite storm ye created a$$holes :-)

Yep, everyone saying it's normal and no worse than other cities are not getting attacked. Also, it's a tiny city and population. If we can't control this, then what hope do we have as the population skyrockets.

Will all come to a head next weekend.

Upwards of 20,000 Americans will be in town at once for the American football game. Can't see how it is in any way controlled with regard to public order, one bad attack will be hugely magnified to the US tourist market and even the big US multinational employers here.

Large public order deployment next week end , Units called in from other regions

God bless America , eh ?

I don't think you understand how the system works...Gardai from other districts will be at these sporting events on their days off because the overtime to work at is is being offered.

If there is no overtime being offered to Gardai to work the city centre, they can't decide to work in it off their own bat. Gardai from Blanchardstown can't decide to go in and do a beat of the boardwalk.

If the government aren't paying for Gardai to work on their time off, they're not going to do it. Nobody is expected to work for free.

Stop blaming the Gardai for the inadequate resources assigned to them, which they have been warning the public about for years. It's the lazy option and one the government like people to fall back on. 'I see they're blaming the Gardai, they won't be blaming us so.'

Excluding the big inner city stations, there will be more people working in the local coffee shop than in the local Garda station. Numbers are that tight now that some stations don't have a patrol car out on a shift so calls will hold until the next shift starts in 12 hours or some might be dealt with by a neighbouring station depending on the severity. But sure...blame the Gardai.

If people would open their eyes they'd see people waiting hours on NAS ambulances, retained firefighters going on strike, Dublin Fire Brigade and the Gardai struggling to recruit people. The government have taken the piss out of the emergency services for years now across the board and it's reached a point where they can't continue to function any longer.

Then instead of people questioning the government on these issues, the public turns on the services themselves. Like this thread on the Gardai or one a few weeks ago blaming the NAS for taking hours to get to a call.

Yeah I'm getting a bit sick of this shite. Very visible at Croker, or the Aviva for Rugby/Soccer or for gigs. No where near the same volumes on a day to day although when the BOI ATM messing went down they came out fairly lively from behind the desks.

This hasn't gone unnoticed amongst the general population. Wtf is going on!!?

Do the general population know that those lads and lass's you see paddys day or all Ireland Sunday are from as far away as Waterford Wexford and Tipp and have already likely done their 48 hour week before heading to dublin for overtime