American tourists have been warned to take extra care on the streets of Dublin following violent attacks in rent days.
It follows an attack in Talbot Street which left 57-year-old American visiter Stephen Termini, from Buffalo, New York, with life-changing injuries.
The US embassy in Dublin has now warned US citizens to exercise extra caution when in the city.
It warned travellers to avoid walking alone, especially at night, to avoid carrying large amounts of cash and to keep expensive watches or jewellery hidden.
It also urged people to “keep a low profile”, limit their use of headphones or earbuds and to avoid staring at phones while moving through public areas.
Citizens were warned by the US government to “exercise good personal security” while travelling in light of “a number of recent incidents”.
They were also told not to place passports and valuable items “in the outer pockets of backpacks or purses or on tables in public places”.
The warning comes as Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has admitted that meeting this year’s plan to recruit 1,000 new Gardai will be a difficult task.
