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she had been followed into the dunes by a “suspicious” man in his 40s, who had been looking at her from bushes when she arrived at the beach.
Another woman reported encountering a “weird” man on a road near the beach later the same day, while gardai were called and told a man to leave the area after a similar report in September.
The logbooks, released by Dublin City Council under the Freedom of Information Act, also reveal an ice- cream man presented to lifeguards with a head injury in June 2017.
A bin was set on fire during the same month, while ring buoys were stolen during the three-and-a-half-month “bathing season” last year.
The Strand is ranked by travel website Tripadvisor as the fourth best beach in Dublin.
By contrast, no cases of antisocial behaviour were reported by the three beaches ranked ahead of Dollymount – Donabate, Malahide and Portmarnock – last year. Logbooks maintained by lifeguards on these beaches almost exclusively contained entries relating to water rescues and first-aid administered in response to minor injuries.
There were 17 incidents recorded at Donabate in 2017. Of these, 16 involved minor injuries like cuts and jellyfish stings, while one related to a fire that broke out in the lifeguards’ hut. Dollymount Strand in North Dublin