34 arrests have been made with 32 people due in court this morning
Image via X.com (@newschambers)Calm has been restored to Dublin city centre after rioting on the streets last night.
Gardaí have branded the violence as 'gratuitous thuggery' after public transport was attacked , Garda vehicles damaged and some businesses looted.
Bus on fire as disturbances in Dublin escalate. Fireworks going off. O’ pic.twitter.com/eC6nQfxoiv
— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) November 23, 2023
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has denied there was any failure by Gardaí in their response to last night's violent scenes.
Speaking at a press conference this morning the commisioner said 'we have not seen public disorder like this before'.
34 arrests have been made with 32 people due in court this morning.
13 shops were damaged and 11 Garda vehicles either destroyed or extensively damaged, three buses and a luas were also damaged.
The violent scenes followed a stabbing incident outside a school on Parnell Square yesterday afternoon.
A five year old girl and a woman in her 30's were seriously injured in the attack.
Two other children were were also hurt.
The suspect a man in his late 40's was arrested at the scene and taken to hospital.
In a statement released by President Michael D. Higgins, the leader said last nights acts deserve condemnation:
"The Gardaí deserve all of our support in dealing with this incident. This appalling incident is a matter for the Gardaí and that it would be used or abused by groups with an agenda that attacks the principle of social inclusion is reprehensible and deserves condemnation by all those who believe in the rule of law and democracy.”
