The issue of assaults in Dublin is a "very serious problem" and needs a garda and Government response, a TD has said.
Deputy Gary Gannon raised the recent violent assault of Ukrainian actor Oleksandr Grekov in the Dail this morning, saying it is "a stark reminder of how dangerous Dublin city centre has become at night."
Mr Grekov, 23, was viciously attacked by a gang on Eden Quay on Saturday night. He had just finished performing a Ukrainian version of the Irish play Translations in the city’s celebrated Abbey Theatre when he was attacked.
