Dollymount Strand lifeguards report witnessing naked men having sex in sand dunes, underage drinking and discarded syringes on beach
Reports compiled at Dollymount Strand revealed the shocking information with several worrying incidents logged
DISCARDED syringes and underage drinking are examples of antisocial behaviour logged by lifeguards at one of Dublin’s most popular beaches.
Reports compiled at Dollymount Strand reveal a pattern of disruptive and improper goings-on plaguing the beach.
Three people sought first aid from lifeguards after being pricked by discarded syringe needles on the beach during a period of just two days last year.
They included a pregnant woman and a young girl.
During a hot day in June 2017, gardai were called after two males were spotted having sex in the sand dunes at Dollymount.
The lifeguards’ logbook noted: “Reports of two men in dunes without clothes, engaging in sexual acts. Approached and asked to move on.”
Gardai were called again later the same day following a complaint about “young teens” drinking in a shelter at the beach.
There were several reports in the logbooks of “weird” men following women and hiding in bushes.
A confrontation also took place between the father of a “little girl” and a man accused of watching her change in one of the shelters.
In August 2017, a woman reported to lifeguards she had been followed into the sand dunes by a “suspicious” man in his 40s, who had been looking at her from some bushes when she arrived at the beach.
Another woman reported encountering a “weird” man near the beach later the same day.
Gardai were called and told a man to leave the area following a similar report in September.
The logbooks were released by Dublin City Council under the Freedom of Information Act.
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Dollymount Strand is ranked by travel website TripAdvisor as the fourth-best beach in Dublin.
By contrast, no cases of antisocial behaviour were reported by the three beaches ranked ahead of Dollymount – Donabate, Malahide and Portmarnock – last year.
Logbooks maintained by lifeguards on these beaches almost exclusively contained entries relating to water rescues and first-aid.