Many forms of violent crime reduced last year but the number of incidents of shop theft rose by 6 per cent compared to 2023, according to the CSO

With this increase, the promise of 1000 extra garda in the Dublin City Taskforce report would be welcome to retailers, pubs and other industries in the city centre, But city centre businesses are still waiting on the report to be implemented.

Donal O’Keefe CEO of Licensed Vinters Association and Nikki Murran Director of retail at Excel Recruitment join The Pat Kenny Show to discuss the impact on Dublin businesses.