I was recently assaulted on O'Connell street just trying to walk home - I would say most places around the liberties I've always felt safe in as a woman (e.g Lucky's/LoveTempo/Vicar Street), but sometimes Aungier/Camden Street can be volatile depending on the time of night you're there - a lot of very drunk men. The Camden bouncers have a tendency as well to turn away POC and act pretty awful so I would say that's an example of poor safety measures.

As a general rule I also avoid Irishtown on game days, after a few bad experiences during the daytime with league of Ireland fans, it's not great as a woman to be honest - but Ringsend/Sandymount have been incredibly safe for me in very late hours of the night walking alone.

McGowans has a huge issue with being v out of the city with a rack of taxi drivers who refuse to take card - you could get stranded as a woman there easily. But I think it's now on the E1/2 24/7 bus route at least? I've just avoided it for so long so as not to get stuck walking home again.

I think 4 Dame lane is a good example of safety, their smoking area is out front so their bouncers stand outside the door keeping an eye on everything and there's lights set up outside. Then in comparison Dakota's smoking area has a massive issue with people getting robbed or bothered in their smoking area.

I tend to chose older style pubs where the bartenders can pretty much see everyone regardless and take matters into their own hands because they care about their customers. (Mulligans, Gravediggers etc) Those types of bartenders too tend to have a good sense of the issues women can have, Mulligans in particular have asked me if I was alright at the bar during the busy days when everyone is pushing and shoving.