Gardaí made 18 arrests every day since launch of Dublin city policing plan last year

Eva Osborne

An Garda Síochána has said it will maintain a high-visibility policing plan in Dublin City Centre, having made 18 arrests every day since its implementation in April 2025.

Gardaí also issued an average of 35 charges/summonses every day since the introduction of the initiative.

In the same period, a total of over 1,000 adult cautions/juvenile diversion referrals were given.

Gardaí said there have been increased pro-active policing detections for:

• Public order offences (+12 per cent);
• Drunkenness offences (+21 per cent);
• Drugs for simple possession (+16 per cent);
• Obstruction under the Drugs Act (+27 per cent).

The high-visibility policing strategy has been extended into the DMR East, Dún Laoghaire, DMR South, and Tallaght during the course of the 12 months. Initially, it was contained to North Central, Store Street, and South Central areas.

In DMR East, there are high-visibility beats in Dún Laoghaire Town, Shankhill Village, Blackrock Village, and Dundrum Village including the town centre.

In DMR South, there are high-visibility patrols in the Square Shopping Centre, Tallaght village, Rathfarnham village, Crumlin village, Rathmines village, Rathgar village, and Terenure Village.

Assistant Commissioner Jonathan Roberts, of the Dublin Region, said: "An Garda Síochána, as a community based police service, is committed to ensuring and maintaining a high visibility presence in our communities.

"The benefits of high visibility policing are evident within Dublin City Centre. I am committed to providing further high visibility policing across other urban towns and villages in the Dublin Region.

"Dublin, like any major European capital has a wide range of complex social and professional dynamics.

"An Garda Síochána is committed to working with all sectors of political, economic and civic society to reassure the public, residents, visitors, businesses and workers that Dublin is, in the main, a safe place to live, visit, socialise, conduct business and enjoy."