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"There is no way I would take the train at night"

Irish rail staff say they have witnessed open drug taking, drug dealing, and fighting and intimid...

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11.44 1 Nov 2021


"There is no way I would take the train at night"


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11.44 1 Nov 2021


Irish rail staff say they have witnessed open drug taking, drug dealing, and fighting and intimidating behaviour.

Between June 2020 and June of this year, there were reports of 2,300 anti-social incidents, of which 369 were classed as “aggressive”, including 70 assaults on staff and customers.

And 6 in 10 women have said they don't feel safe taking the bus or train.

Our reporter Barry Whyte has been speaking to Irish Rail staff and public transport users...

 


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