Irish Examiner view: We need an Operation Saul on the streets of Dublin

The successful garda crackdown on antisocial behaviour and other criminal activity on public transport could be applied right around the centre of the capital

The spate of violent assaults on the streets of Dublin will require action akin to the effective policing action against crime on public transport. File picture: Brian Lawless/PA

Violent crime in Dublin

It does not seem much of a leap to consider if a plan similar to Operation Saul — a successful garda strategy to crack down on antisocial behaviour, public order incidents, and other criminal activity on Dublin’s public transport — might help protect the streets of the capital and the people on them.