Dublin mayor says more gardaí on patrol would limit ‘thugs’ carrying out attacks

Cranes above the Dublin skyline as Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe is due to present his first budget (Brian Lawless/PA)

The Lord Mayor of Dublin has said that more gardaí on the streets of the capital’s inner city would limit the freedom of “thugs” or gangs carrying out unprovoked attacks.

Daithí de Róiste also said that the use of social media makes it easier to draw attention to attacks in the city, and encouraged people who do share anti-social behaviour incidents to Instagram or Twitter to also report it to the Gardaí or Dublin City Council so that incidents can be investigated and tracked.