Two Thirds Of People Don't Feel Safe At Night In Midlands County

Offaly County Council

A survey found 136 out of 198 respondents didn't feel secure while out in the county after dark.

Two thirds of people in Offaly don't feel safe at night. 

A new survey by the local authority found 136 out of 198 respondents didn't feel secure while out in the county after dark.

Green Party Councillor Mark Hackett is chair of the committee on Safety of Women and Girls and all at risk of Gender Based Violence in Public Spaces and says the findings are concerning.

But he says there are things that can be done to make people feel safer:

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