Dublin Riots
Shane Coleman: No more excuses – we need to reclaim the streets of our capital
Parts of Dublin’s city centre have such an air of menace, it’s no wonder people regard them as ‘no-go’ areas
What is more frightening for society? Which should we be more concerned about: the extraordinary riots of last Thursday week? Or the more ‘normal’ or regular public order incidents that have become a daily feature of life in Dublin’s north inner city making it, for some people at least, a ‘no-go’ area?
It goes without saying that the riots were deeply shocking and dangerous. For a period of a few hours, control of our streets ...