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Is Dublin becoming more dangerous?

Labour MEP for Dublin Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has said that the fatal assault in Dublin City Centre at...

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16.27 2 Jun 2026


Is Dublin becoming more dangerous?


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16.27 2 Jun 2026


Labour MEP for Dublin Aodhán Ó Ríordáin has said that the fatal assault in Dublin City Centre at the weekend is further “evidence of the decline of the capital, and that the government is not taking the crisis seriously enough”.

Aodhán was speaking following the death of a young man following an assault in the Grafton Street area in the early hours of Monday morning, who has been named as 21-year-old Qayyum Balogun…

So, is Dublin becoming more dangerous, and what can be done about it?

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin joins Shane to discuss.


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