Dublin street attack

Sir, – I am shocked to see the photograph of Oleksandr Hrekov in Saturday’s edition (“Violent attacks in Dublin”, News, July 1st).

As a citizen of Dublin, I can only apologise and offer my sympathy for the appalling suffering that he has had to endure.

Our streets are truly unsafe. It is high time that Drew Harris addressed the lack of Garda presence on the streets of our capital so that citizens and tourists alike, can walk about without the threat of violence in their midst. – Yours, etc,

DEE DELANY,

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