Garda chief attacks Temple Bar crime reports

A top garda chief today hit out at suggestions that Dublin’s popular Temple Bar area was not safe for tourists.

Thu, 12 Jun, 2003 - 13:53

A top garda chief today hit out at suggestions that Dublin’s popular Temple Bar area was not safe for tourists.

Assistant Garda Commissioner Kevin Carty criticised media reports claiming officers were turning a blind eye to drug addicts in the capital’s designated cultural area.

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