Here comes the Nee-Naw
One of Dublin's busiest nightlife areas will be getting a new venue for the next eight weeks: the Nee-Naw van. Posted on Camden Street between 22.00 and 03.00, its team will include a welfare officer, a medic, and two security guards. The goal is to help out people who may find themselves unwell on a night out while taking pressure off emergency services. If the trial period goes well, more could be deployed around the city to make going out safer.
Why the funny name? In English, ”nee-naw” is how kids imitate the sound of an ambulance siren, like ”vroom vroom” for a car. Officially, the idea is to avoid any stigma or worry around getting help when needed. But my theory is that it's also a great way to get people to remember it's around.