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Start taking pictures at the IFSC and security staff on Segways might intervene – and it isn’t the only location where photographers need permission

THE UK has seen a surge of reports of photographers being stopped from photographing, largely down to anti-terrorism laws or over-zealous police officers and security guards. In April, two Austrian tourists were told by London police that photographing public transport was “strictly forbidden”. The officers demanded that the pictures be deleted. Amateur photographers and train-spotters, as well as photojournalists, have all told similar stories, and Ireland does not seem to be immune.