TWEETS: Lots of people were talking about The Guards on RTE 2

And there was a lot of sympathy for the men and women in uniform.

The second in a two-part series on the Gardai in Ireland aired on RTÉ 2 on Tuesday night and as was the case in the first episode, it showed a side of the force that the public don’t see very often. The second episode followed officers on the ground in Dublin as they undertook a range of different types of policing in the capital, but probably the most shocking aspect (or not so shocking if you’ve ever encountered it) is the abuse that they had to put up with. The theft of mobile phones in Dublin and Irish people’s troublesome relationship with alcohol were amongst the issues explored in Tuesday night’s programme, while there was an insight into how they dealt with a recent outbreak of violence between Bohemians and Shamrock Rovers supporters. The general sentiment expressed by viewers was sympathy with the Gardai for what they encounter on a daily basis. https://twitter.com/TeddyGirlCarol/status/735219816315944963 https://twitter.com/KenSweeney/status/735216147138777088 https://twitter.com/EdKelly83/status/735220520149454848 https://twitter.com/keavaminor/status/735220439799205888 https://twitter.com/Brendan98FM/status/735218943082790912 https://twitter.com/michaelc2fm/status/735218402147635200 https://twitter.com/seamusmcquaid/status/735221078021246976 https://twitter.com/Maria_Shannon/status/735221413523664899 https://twitter.com/CllrPaddyMcKee/status/735223150598889479 https://twitter.com/conormuls/status/735225558301310980 https://twitter.com/freespirit1710/status/735226465848037378