Dublin’s parks are plagued by drug use, drug dealing, assaults and arson attacks, with more garda patrols needed, according to council reports that paint an alarming picture of public spaces in the city. In a report seen by the Irish Independent, Dublin City Council (DCC) senior parks and landscape officer Deirdre Prince said staff were “increasingly confronted with serious anti-social and hazardous behaviour”. “The escalation in aggressive conduct, the overt visibility of drug dealing and the d