Transport troubles: Passengers disturbed by gangs of youths and stone-throwing at buses and trains

Irish Rail also faced challenges with international graffiti criminals targeting trains for “social media hits” with one gang already facing prosecution

Gangs of youths on commuter train services, stones getting thrown at buses, and trams being removed from service because of malicious damage were the key issues in a security update for the board of the National Transport Authority.

However, an internal presentation said that despite perceptions, the overall trend for anti-social activity on public transport was in fact reducing.