Politicians have demanded a special transport policing unit after this young man suffered a brutal homophobic attack on a Dublin bus.
Both Sinn Fein and Fianna Fail have called for better policing of public transport after the shocking attack on Mark Sheehan in south Dublin early on Sunday morning.
Mr Sheehan, 26, suffered a suspected broken nose in the attack which happened when he and pals were getting a bus home in the Templeogue area of south Dublin.