Councillor Says Dublin is Becoming Safer After City Centre Stabbing - 03/06/2026

Dublin is “becoming a much safer city” despite a fatal stabbing in the city centre over the bank holiday weekend, according to a local councillor.Fianna Fáil Councillor Rory Hogan made the comments following the death of 21-year-old Qayyum Balogun, who died after an assault in the early hours of Monday morning.Councillor Hogan described the incident as “deeply disturbing” and urged anyone with information to contact Gardaí.He said that due to increased high-visibility policing and recent changes, Gardaí were on the scene within minutes of the incident, and added that he believes Dublin is a safe city, while acknowledging how difficult that can be to reconcile in the wake of such events.Councillor Hogan joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.