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Anti-social behaviour has become a pressing issue in towns and cities across Ireland, with retailers, commuters and public transport operators all reporting disruptive and sometimes violent incidents.
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Gangs of children – including girls as young as ten-years-old – are causing "absolute chaos" by abusing staff, shoplifting and trashing shops, several retailers told Prime Time.
"We've seen an awful lot of 10 to 12-year-olds coming in wreaking havoc. They invade the shop in gangs of five to seven," said Limerick shop-owner Geraldine Kearney describing a recent incident in her shop.
"They danced on our counters. They trashed the place, turned on ice cream machines [to pour over the floor]."
I wonder whats changed............

Retailers and communities on the 'chaos' of anti-social behaviour
Anti-social behaviour has become a pressing issue in towns and cities across Ireland, with retailers, commuters and public transport operators all reporting disruptive and sometimes violent incidents.
Gangs of children – including girls as young as ten-years-old – are causing "absolute chaos" by abusing staff, shoplifting and trashing shops, several retailers told Prime Time.
"We've seen an awful lot of 10 to 12-year-olds coming in wreaking havoc. They invade the shop in gangs of five to seven," said Limerick shop-owner Geraldine Kearney describing a recent incident in her shop.
"They danced on our counters. They trashed the place, turned on ice cream machines [to pour over the floor]."
I wonder whats changed............
