Women in Dublin are more vulnerable to sexual harassment and assault on public transport a study has found.
More than a quarter of women in the capital have been made to feel vulnerable or have been verbally harassed on services such as the Luas, DART and Dublin Bus.
While just under a quarter said they had witnessed violent behaviour or sexual harassment while using public transport in Dublin.
And more than half of Irish women are terrified of using travel services after dark, the Irish Times reports.
Of those surveyed by Transport Infrastructure Ireland, 55% said they would not use public transport once the sun goes down while 34% said insecurity stopped them from travelling.
Although witnessing assaults and facing harassment was high, the number of women who faced it came in at much lower - but still concerning.
Those asked in Dublin showed 7% faced sexual harassment, 4% were a victim of violent behaviour and 3% were the victim of sexual assault.
The report said: "Whilst unsafe and violent incidents are not an everyday occurrence for most women, they have an outsized impact on a woman’s sense of safety, wellbeing and her travel choices.
“One bad incident is enough to fundamentally alter a woman’s relationship to transport.”
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