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60 per cent increase in antisocial behaviour complaints Irish rail received in 2022

Figures obtained by Newstalk can reveal that Irish Rail received complaints of racism, verbal sexual harassment, assaults and drug-taking on trains last year. There was a 60 percent increase in antisocial behaviour complaints in 2022, compared to the previous year. In reaction to these figures, Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Tom O’Connor, Assistant General Secretary of the National Bus and Rail Union.

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08.45 2 Feb 2023


60 per cent increase in antisocial behaviour complaints Irish rail received in 2022


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Figures obtained by Newstalk can reveal that Irish Rail received complaints of racism, verbal sexual harassment, assaults and drug-taking on trains last year.

There was a 60 percent increase in antisocial behaviour complaints in 2022, compared to the previous year. In reaction to these figures, Newstalk Breakfast spoke to Tom O’Connor, Assistant General Secretary of the National Bus and Rail Union.


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