Rude drunks are certainly a huge problem in Ireland, but other places have the same issue and manage to deal with it.
Irish drinking "culture" is similar to that in Britain and they somehow manage to have 24 hour and night buses running on the same Oyster card.
Security staff you will see on night buses/trams in many cities, without being charged twice the daily rate for a ticket.
Don't get me wrong, I think the NightLuas is a great service as it is and currently probably cannot be provided at a price much lower than €5. But I believe that in the longer term, this kind of service should be much more tightly integrated into the general public transport system and should become something people can rely on being available each weekend, all year round, as part of the normal public transport in town - not a special Christmas gift.
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