Luas chiefs are investigating after a complaint was lodged about its security staff allegedly wolf whistling at female passersby.
Transdev confirmed that the matter was being treated seriously and was “under investigation”.
A disgruntled passenger contacted Luas via social media on Friday claiming to have witnessed an incident at the O’Connell Street Lower stop in Dublin city centre.
The man wrote: “Your security personnel whistling and cat calling women... is not a good look, and certainly doesn’t instill a sense of security in female commuters using your service.”
Elaborating on the details he continued: “It was about 10.08am at the O'Connell Street Lower stop.
“Two male security guards and two male ticket inspectors (who briefly joined in) whistling at and cat calling passing women across the road from the stop platform.”
It is understood that Transdev Ireland, which operates the Luas network, will examine CCTV footage as part of its probe into the allegations.
A Luas spokesperson told the Irish Sunday Mirror: “We take such allegations very seriously and we are conducting a formal investigation into this complaint.
“We are not in a position to comment further at this time pending the outcome of the investigation.”
Questions have been raised about tactics used by Luas security after video footage was posted on social media which showed passengers being physically restrained.
Last September multiple videos emerged across social media platforms which showed staff physically restraining passengers on the ground.
In one case, two officers are seen physically restraining a man on the ground while the man can be heard telling them he can’t breathe.
