This was the shocking scene in Temple Bar as a man was set upon by a gang with a flurry of punches and kicks while he was on the ground.
The scene took place at the rear of the newly-developed €100 million Central Plaza, near the corner of Cope Street and Fownes Street in the city centre, just before 1am in the early hours of Monday morning. The security camera footage submitted to Dublin Live shows a man with another man in a headlock.
The aggressor throws punches while a woman tries to pull the victim to the ground. Once he is grounded, a number of other people come across to get come cheap kicks in before they are ushered away by the first attacker.
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The victim is able to stagger away off-camera, before he then appears to be chased by one of the gang who takes off down Cope Street after him. One local small business owner told Dublin Live that scenes like these were happening in Temple Bar "on a daily basis".
They said: "There were lots of people still walking around, tourists and locals. They chase him down the street and after he staggers away the guy with the hoodie takes off after him.
"Gardai were notified but they haven't bothered to come to view. They keep telling us they have no one to respond so we are left on our own.
"The number of assaults and personal theft attacks around here and the city centre is off the Richter scale. I carry a police baton and pepper spray on me. That's how bad it's got - I have to carry protection.
"It's not the pubs, nightclubs, or hotels but the small coffee shops, barbers, shops, and smaller restaurants. We are the ones suffering with the lack of law and order."
Dublin Live have contacted gardai about the attack.
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