What fantasy land do you live in Richelle? Don’t you know it’s the parents, the teachers, the guards, the social workers, the system, the drink, the drugs, the voices, the government…… anyone or anything but the criminal that is to blame.

Albert agree completely with you, just so sick of this lack of security being the answer to all the problems. I know for a fact when I was 16 there would have been no way that I would have been let travel up to a concert on my own without supervision. It’s the parenting to blame in my opinion for those under age and for those over 18 its the person that does this. MCD and the guards shouldn’t need extra security if people behaved like human beings and not animals….think I’ll go back to my fantasy land now :)

Spot on Richelle. While the Gardai were seriously lacking in the policing department, you’ve got to ask how much money does the State and private enterprise have to spend to protect Irish people from themselves. They get on buses and trains at 7am in the morning and start drinking. Cause and effect.

What do MCD traditionally pay security, years ago they intentionally bussed “security” in from the north and paid them less than they would have paid for “secuirity” in the south. All you have to do is look at how they traditionally treat concert goers, cheap and nasty was invented for MCD.

Apologies. That should read ‘if you ask any Garda…..they would agree that it is’.

There is probably no easier country to be a criminal in than Ireland. State isn’t bothered dealing with it, the vast majority of people employed in the Gardai and Justice System overiding priority is their pay check, the State is fantastic at ensuring the people who are on it’s payroll do well and do well without any iota of accountability. Crime is no different than Health , we have appalling standards in both areas, creates alot of victims but as long as the people in charge are getting paid, it doesn’t really matter to them.

Priority Gardai of Gardai is picking up the pay-cheque!?! Ye wouldn’t think it from Today’s story about the Garda Traffic Pursuit across the city after armed men!!

Economicopoly, so Gardai are only interested in their pay cheque, do you think Gardai Robbie McCallion or Gary McLoughlin were only interested in their pay cheque when they were killed in the line of duty in Donegal, was Garda Ciaran Jones just interested in his pay cheque when he was washed away in a flood whilst trying to save motorists from a flooded bridge when off duty, was D/Garda Jerry McCabe just interested in his pay cheque when he was gunned down during an attempted robbery, was D/Sgt Sean Eiffe just interested in his pay cheque when he was killed during trying to halt a bank raid??? I’ve only mentioned 5 there are many many more and you would do well to take your head out of your backside and educate yourself and what members of An Garda Siochana have sacrificed for the county and it’s people

very well said richie.

Yas sure were.

You have no idea what you are talking about!

Private event=Private security, it was MCD’s responsibility to ensure the safety of those in phoenix park.

If the stabbings happened outside the event it could be consider valid point.

I can see u headlining the Comedy Club any night now

I don’t know why comments like this fools are allowed to appear

thosj, why is it the gaurds mistake?? MCD have security to search people on entering these events. where drugs and weapons were obviously missed! i dont even feel the gaurds should be there unless the are called for anti social behaviour! Im not a huge fan of the gaurds but they take the wrap for all that goes wrong.. maybe if people behaved themselves at these events, the gaurds could be doing the job they should be.. just a thought!!

If people were more mature and able to to act like responsible young adults and so no to drugs and drink responsibly, 1 Garda could have policed the whole event. Unfortunately, there are too many idiots out there.

On the way to the gig – Guards issue.
At the Gig – Security Issue

The trouble happened AT the gig so it’s security’s issue.

So what do you propose, Guards and Security start fully searching anywhere up to 50,000 people on their way in? That many people in a day, maybe 2? Are you serious?

People are going to do 1 of 2 things, wait in the MASSIVE q, or turn around and go home.

The ones who do decide to stay will have no choice but to wait for god knows how long to be searched and then get in. If they have beer, they will drink it there while waiting. If they have beer and find out they can’t bring it in, they will drink it there while waiting.

What that will mean will be less people going to these gigs. Less people going means less tickets sold, less money to be made which means that there will be no point having the gig.

All because of a minority of idiots who decided to bring a weapon and act like an absolute idiot and ruin other people’s lives and weekend