# Violence
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This year
2024
THE MORNING LEAD
Sex workers sent death threats after replying to text scam
Very few crimes against sex workers are reported to gardaí, an advocacy group said.
A number of people were threatened with physical or sexual violence
Foreign-national sex workers were targeted by the scam
"The texts and calls turned violent, people saying things like they were going to have a hitman kill them."
Órla Ryan
5 Feb
19.5k
Last year
2023
Voices
Local councillor: Dublin's inner city needs hard work, not political games
Janet Horner
7 Dec 2023
8.3k
FACTCHECK
Dublin riots: How a mob in the capital turned to looting, arson and calls to kill
Dublin city centre was largely shut down last night as rioters attacked gardaí, looted shops and set vehicles on fire.
What exactly happened in Dublin city and how did the situation escalate so quickly?
To understand that, we need to explore what has been happening online in terms of anti-immigration rhetoric
As is often the case with a breaking news story, many rumours gained traction yesterday before the truth had time to emerge
24 Nov 2023
73.4k
RELATED
As it happened: Increased Garda presence in Dublin, Opposition declare no confidence in Commissioner
24 Nov 2023
Schools close early and clinics cancelled at Temple Street amid fears of unrest in central Dublin
24 Nov 2023
Aoife Barry: I didn’t recognise the Dublin I witnessed yesterday - it was terrifying
24 Nov 2023
Voices
The West Bank: 'Settlers have been pointing guns at Palestinians, telling them to stay inside'
Hannah McCarthy
8 Nov 2023
27.7k
European Parliament
Lack of urgency to tackle violence against women 'unacceptable', Frances Fitzgerald says
22 Oct 2023
10.5k
Dublin
US Embassy warns tourists to 'keep a low profile' in Dublin following spate of assaults
26 Jul 2023
34.0k
133
Voices
Opinion: The US turned a blind eye as a culture of violence grew - we should not do the same
Dr Shana Cohen
18 May 2023
9.0k
29
Voices
Doctor on the front line in Sudan: 'Even ambulances are being turned back'
Ghazali Babiker
20 Apr 2023
6.9k
4
West Bank
Palestinian authorities claim Israeli forces shot man during week of reprisals
1 Mar 2023
5.0k
0
garda attacks
Taoiseach: 'National conversation needed on what's driving anger and violence in society'
21 Feb 2023
19.6k
40
Dublin
Ballyfermot violence: Garda injured as he tried to help woman 'knocked down' by motorbike
21 Feb 2023
30.3k
All time
Limerick
Gardaí issue threat warnings in Limerick as they probe gang link to road crash death
Updated
13 Sep 2022
58.1k
Assault
Hospitals recorded hundreds each of violent incidents by patients in 2021 alone
19 Aug 2022
14.0k
23
FACTCHECK
Debunked: These are not celebrity reactions to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars
28 Mar 2022
53.4k
Violence
Over 1,000 people likely killed in war crimes and crimes against humanity since Myanmar coup
31 Jan 2022
8.5k
2
Mexico
Carload of bodies found outside Mexican town hall where drug cartels are fighting
6 Jan 2022
44.5k
34
Violence
Campaigner says 2021 was 'watershed moment' for women's safety in wake of Sarah Everard murder
28 Dec 2021
7.1k
Cork
Gardaí investigating a number of incidents in Cork overnight linked to local feud
17 Nov 2021
22.4k
Violence
Fifa opens disciplinary proceedings after violent clashes at England-Hungary clash
Updated
13 Oct 2021
6.0k
2
Violence
Pharmacists say they experienced significant increases in violent incidents during pandemic
26 Jul 2021
17.0k
5
Violence
'I counted at least 6 people covered in blood' - The Irishman caught up in last week's chaotic Wembley scenes
17 Jul 2021
46.7k
43
South William Street
Three people arrested after bottles thrown at bar staff in Dublin city centre
18 Jun 2021
98.6k
South William Street
Gardaí maintain visible presence in Dublin city centre after public order incidents
Updated
5 Jun 2021
114k
193
Violence
Man United fans attacked by 'hooligans' ahead of Europa League final in Gdansk
26 May 2021
9.7k
6