I've been living in rathmines for over a year and I got hassled for the first time walking home the other week, group of lads threatening to break my face ect. i had walked past them 15 minutes previously walking a mate home to rathgar bout 3am on a sat night, had a feeling they'd have a pop at me on the way back if they were still there and true to form one of them swung for me after a bit of goading. reminded me of growing up on my housing estate in clondalkin! no damage done to me however but I don't like to think what would have happened if my drunk female friend walked by them on her own.
also, a mate of mine was walking up camden/wexford street about 11pm a few friday's ago and some random dude punched him the face.
must be something in the water...
Yeah, I've been living there for the last year and a half and have luckily never been bothered. The last three months however it's been getting a bit shady, no doubt. Good man walking your friend home.