{"id":5780,"date":"2019-02-22T13:48:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T18:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5780"},"modified":"2019-02-23T09:49:33","modified_gmt":"2019-02-23T14:49:33","slug":"number-of-security-patrols-on-irish-rail-increase-35-in-18-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5780","title":{"rendered":"Number of Security Patrols on Irish Rail Increase 35% in 18 Months"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Security patrols on Irish Rail services have increased by 35% in the last 18 months.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, it was revealed the company planned to hire more staff to deal with the increasing number of incidents of anti-social behavior.<\/p>\n

Irish Rail’s Barry Kenny says there is a seasonal trend to such incidents:<\/p>\n

“We have ramped up our security patrols by 35% over the last 18 months to counter-act (anti-social behavior),” he said.<\/p>\n

“There is a seasonal element to it. It peaks around school holidays.<\/p>\n

“The very hot weeks or weekends, you are potentially going to have events out on the routes out to beaches along the coast,” he added.<\/p>\n

Share this:<\/h3>