Feeling uncomfortable in the city centre

RECENT reports of drunk and disorderly behaviour on the ‘Paris-style’ Liffey boardwalk will hardly come as a surprise to anyone who frequents Dublin city centre, especially in the evening.

The prevalence of public drinking and the apparent indifference of the gardaí to this activity must inevitably give rise to some ugly situations.

About a month ago, on a Friday night, my wife and I went to the Gate Theatre. We took the DART to Connolly station, arriving at about 7.15pm, and walked through Talbot Street and O’Connell Street to the theatre, a distance of about one mile.