Violent Crime in Dublin City, Ireland 1968

Accounts of violent crime in Dublin as suffered by a Garda and two civilians.
People describe their experiences of being attacked by assailants using offensive weapons.
Shopkeeper Mrs Eileen Berry recalls her encounter with a thief who hit her across the head with something, possibly one of the stone weights kept beside the weighing scales in her shop. The thief got away with between £100 and £119. Six week’s earlier the shop had been robbed by two young lads armed with a knife who threatened to kill Mrs Berry’s two children.
Sergeant Martin Walsh of Blackrock Garda Station describes how he was attacked during the course of his work and was stabbed multiple times with a screwdriver during an altercation.
John McCluskey was stabbed during a random attack by three youths in a Ranelagh pub.
Armed with ten-inch knives Mr McCluskey’s attackers stabbed him around the head. He suffered multiple injuries and required a blood transfusion.
A ‘Newsbeat’ report broadcast on 31 January 1968. The reporter is Cathal O’Shannon.

[@inspectec]

A big tall strapping guard from the country who looks smart and imposing. How times have changed.

[@finolaomurchu8217]

Yes, and if he was under pressure how would a female garda manage at all. It takes proper males in the police force.

[@bouse23]

he towers over cathal shannon the reporter who was quite tall too.

[@dvrn86]

Fair play to that big Guard, wasn't put off by danger to himself. Guards nowadays hardly fit to move out their own road.

[@Thorlongus1175]

0:33 100 pounds in 1968 would buy approximately 1700 worth of goods today

[@lydialily846]

It was up to £100 or £119 , so a huge amount of money in 1968 … Shop was doin very well ..

[@finolaomurchu8217]

@@lydialily846 That's exactly what I was thinking. A large amount of cash.

[@davidnyc487]

I preferred the old Garda uniforms.

[@kaamkmca]

I fully agree

[@bizzjoe]

It’s about to get a whole lot worse

[@ianstrong8395]

What do you mean "get". It's a shit show now.

[@bizzjoe]

@@ianstrong8395 .. True enough

[@nobodynoone2500]

Yet all the numbers say it's only gotten better since the '50s . Don't let the shady news scare you, its safer than ever.

[@connoroleary591]

​@@nobodynoone2500much safer. There were 4 murders in Ireland in 1964, so much safer today.

[@connoroleary591]

That working class boy has a vocabulary and manner of speaking way beyond the Dublin working class teens today.

[@kaamkmca]

Have to commend that brave young Garda. Pity we don't have his name and where is he now? He is a credit to the Garda Síochána.

[@fredfredericks3496]

Jaysus, Tallaght and Blanchardstown weren't even built in '68. The rest is history, as they say.

[@noelmaher4633]

Dealt with them, went from straighteners to Scorpions...The mutation started in early 90s, if you know you know... #PC #Brigade... Make of it what you want!

[@junkboxxxxxx]

Them was rotten days

[@Ligerpride]

Nah

[@suckingeggsrn]

Lugs Branigan had his hands full. Heres the proof

[@patscanlan2678]

Anyone know what bikes they were riding then?motorbikes that is.

[@DScythe]

Could be wrong but either bicycles or motorbikes.

[@seamusburke9101]

If it's the Guards bikes you're asking about, they had Triumph Tiger 100's.

[@jimmymcjimmyvich9052]

Brand new BSA 350's for Kennedy visit some years earlier I know.

[@seamusburke9101]

@@jimmymcjimmyvich9052 I never seen em on BSA, they always had Triumph as far back as I remember. I can even remember the reg of one of the Tiger 100s in Cork WZO 409 was the one in McCurtain street and the one in Union Quay was PZJ 897. My self and my brother got pulled over by one of em wer were an old Tiger Cub that I bought for 14 pound. I worked all summer to save up for it. I was 13 at the time, fair play to the guard he left us off but I had to push the bike home.

[@jimmymcjimmyvich9052]

@@seamusburke9101 Perhaps I am wrong about the make. My Da is long retired. Deffo 350 cc. He rode brand new bike 3 on JFK's RHS during Galway visit in 1963. He managed to get a handshake that day.

[@seandelap8587]

A world away from hurty words on the Internet

[@sanchoodell6789]

It was quite a funny storey when the TV interviewer was interviewing a guy who was attacked "in the toilet" I was waiting for the journalist to ask the man "What were you doing in the toilet?" and half expected the response: " I was having a piss in there as I drunk a bit but when I put my willy back in, these two "youths" (this was back in 1968 when Ireland had very few "youths" or "teens" etc as it was very racially homogeneous back then) hit me.

[@K_F_P]

Wonderful, not one mention of 'misgendering' - which is literal violence apparently. 🙄

[@fsikijelfes8660]

You dumb cocksucker theres crime going on and all you can think about is internet arguments you fucking braindead degenerate

[@K_F_P]

@@fsikijelfes8660 Crimes like rapists being housed in women's prisons, lesbians being coerced into sleeping with men, children being brainwashed and mutilated because they're told they are in the wrong body?

[@newspaperface]

Two replies and none visible. Fuck youtube

[@imjasonennis3624]

That's occupying a lot of space in your yeah isn't it?

[@K_F_P]

@@imjasonennis3624 Missing a few words?

[@johnmcgahern3946]

02:18 - What a waste of 15 minutes of that Guard's time. A 9mm Glock would have brought a quick end to it.

[@newspaperface]

The glock 9mm didn't enter service until 1982. Wouldn't be any use in 1968. Do your history before you get too smart for your own intellect you pleb.

[@seamusburke9101]

I like the 1911 myself. 45ACP does a proper job

[@johnmcgahern3946]

@@seamusburke9101 👍

[@ekaj1212]

You must believe everyone deseeves to die for commiting a crime. Summary justice advocate ya bleedin clown 🤡