Teenagers are causing chaos in Temple Bar and regularly stealing, fighting and taking drugs, local businesses have claimed.
The Dublin city area that's popular with tourists has become a hotbed for the anti-social behaviour with a string of incidents in recent times. Just last Friday a man ended up in hospital after a serious assault by a gang of teens.
The assault occurred on Fownes Street Lower at around 9:50pm on Friday evening. The incident is believed to have begun in a fast food outlet in Temple Bar Square before moving to the Fownes Street areas between 9:30pm and 10:00pm.