While drug use and related issues have long been a problem, one person said it has become “out of control at this stage”.
BUSINESS OWNERS IN Dublin City Centre have spoken of staff being subjected to intimidation, along with verbal and physical abuse due to persistent anti-social behaviour and drug use.
While on a walk along Aston Quay, we spoke to Tony Gallagher, a recently-retired Garda Inspector who now works with security consultants the Ashtree Risk Group and has been working with Dublin retailers to help them mitigate risks to their businesses. When asked if he believes the anti-social behaviour in the area stems from an array of issues, Kennedy said he believes it’s “exclusively drug related”.
Down the quays and across the river lies Liffey Street. The Journal visited the local Spar shop and spoke with the owner, Brian O’Carroll. “We depend in Dublin on visitors and I hate them seeing what they’re seeing in town. They must think ‘Where have I landed?’. “You only have to go five or six miles out of the city centre either direction, north or south, east or west, and you don’t see it,” he said, questioning why those causing issues congregate in the city centre.
“Dublin has a significant issue in terms of it has a lot of people with mental health issues, and some chaotic drug users do congregate in the city centre. Harte also said he can’t remember members of his staff ever being threatened. In a statement to The Journal, gardaí said through the operation, “particular focus is placed on anti-social behaviour, public order and quality of life issues, assaults and high volume crimes”.
“The frontline uniformed gardaí need support, they are carrying the burden of multiple calls. There has been too much lateral movement into specialist roles at the cost of depleting the frontline,” he said.When asked about his experience with gardaí, Brian O’Carroll said it’s “easy to blame the police” when it comes to anti-social behaviour problems.
“We have a few community police who … when we call them they’re always here when we have some serious issues,” Szot said.
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