Graphic content: Footage emerges of brutal Dalkey knife attack

Footage has emerged of a brutal knife attack on a young man which resulted in him almost losing an eye.

The 26-year-old victim is recovering following the brutal attack near The Metals in Dalkey on Christmas Eve.

A 17-year-old boy, who is a student at a private school, is the suspected attacker and was arrested and questioned about the incident. Two other teenagers were questioned by gardaí about the attack and a file has been prepared for the DPP.

A Dalkey resident has now spoken about her frustration about the lack of a Garda presence in the area following the brutal knife attack on a young man.

The local resident, who heard the aftermath of the commotion, said that she believes there has been an increase in anti-social behaviour in the area.

"There is always a row - usually about four or five times a night at the weekend," she said. "I am constantly calling the gardaí.

"For a few minutes (on Christmas Eve night) it was like downtown Aleppo with the roaring and shouting, sirens, ambulances and squad cars. All this lasted two hours and 20 minutes."

The woman, who does not want to be named, said that the blood from the attack remained on the footpath the following day and she took photographs of the scene.

"The poor man nearly died. They couldn't move him for quite a while," she told the Irish Independent.

"On St Stephen's morning they left me to clean up the blood and guts on the footpath.

"I live in a so-called nice area but I hear this going off four or five times a night every Friday and Saturday.

"I've asked them to send a patrol car around on New Year's Eve, but they've said that it will be particularly busy in Dalkey on that night."

"One of my first duties at the weekend is to clean the puke out of my letterbox, pick up the bottles and cans from my front garden and take out the takeaway bags from my garden," she added.

"I don't even go out in the evenings any more to the opera or concerts, which I loved, because I'm too frightened to come home alone afterwards. I don't have a car and can't afford a taxi.

"Life is pretty miserable for me now and, after this latest attack, I'm even afraid to answer the door."

The woman, who said she has lived in the area for over 40 years, said that she believes the recent increase in anti-social behaviour could be linked to the closure of the local garda station.

Dalkey Garda Station was one of 31 garda stations closed across the country in 2011.

"If they had two gardaí walking up and down the street in Dalkey, they wouldn't have this problem," she said.

"They used to have a garda on a motorbike, that kept everyone quiet. Then they had some bicycle gardaí who would whizz up and down the Metals on bikes and everyone could see them coming. Now there is nothing.

"All they have to do is put a couple of gardaí on the ground. But ultimately it is due to the fact that they closed Dalkey Garda Station. I understand that gardaí are understaffed but if they reopened the garda station, at least there would be a presence in the area."