Ireland: Violent riots in Dublin after 5 people stabbed – My Comments

[I see they are blaming the White Right. But what about the people who did the stabbings? I'm assuming these Whites were angry because of Diversity crime with the stabbings. But as usual one can't find photos of the people who were doing the stabbing or who were stabbed. Blacks are always violent and rioting. Why can't Whites riot in a White country where nobody cares about them? Jan]

The most riot police in Irish history were deployed to deal with Thursday’s street violence in Dublin, the country’s justice minister has said.

Helen McEntee praised the police response to a riot which began following a knife attack in the city.

Three children and a school care assistant were stabbed outside a primary school several hours earlier.

Sinn Féin – the largest opposition party – criticised the police response to the riot.

While its leader Mary Lou McDonald backed individual gardaí (police), she called for the commissioner of the force to resign.

Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar said about 500 people were involved in the disorder, adding that they had "brought shame" on Ireland and promising new laws within weeks to bring those involved to justice.

Officers arrested 34 people after vehicles were set on fire and shops looted.

A large police presence remains in Dublin’s city centre on Friday night and a number of arrests have been made following sporadic altercations on O’Connell Street.

Irish police detain a man on O’Connell Street the night after serious disorder broke out in Dublin

Police detain a man on O’Connell Street in Dublin on Friday – a huge police presence remains on the streets following Thursday’s riot

Ireland’s police chief Drew Harris blamed the rioting on a "lunatic, hooligan faction driven by a far-right ideology".

Two of the five people injured in the stabbings outside a primary school, Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuir, on Parnell Square are critically ill.

They include a five-year-old girl and a school care assistant who "used her body as a shield" in an attempt to protect children from the attacker.

Media caption,
Irish police chief Drew Harris condemns the scenes of violence in Dublin city centre

A man in his late 40s who was also seriously injured is a person of interest, according to police.

They said they were not looking for anyone else in relation to the stabbings and were following a definite line of inquiry.

Fast-food rider acted on instinct when girl was stabbed
In a statement, the school said it is "deeply shocked and saddened" by the incident and that its thoughts are with the pupils and creche worker who were injured.

"Offers of support have been pouring in and are greatly appreciated," it added.

Why did the Dublin riot happen?

Just hours after the knife attack, rioters destroyed 11 police vehicles, while 13 shops were badly damaged and more were looted during clashes with riot police.

Three buses and a tram were also destroyed and several police officers were injured during over three hours of sustained violence.

Two Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) water cannon vehicles are being sent across the border, following a request from Irish police.

Two Police Service of Northern Ireland water cannon travelled to Dublin on Friday after a request from Irish police

Two Police Service of Northern Ireland water cannon travelled to Dublin on Friday after a request from Irish police
The PSNI said they would be solely operated by An Garda Siochána (Irish police) officers.

The "extraordinary outbreak of violence" had come after "hateful assumptions" were made based on material circulating online in the wake of the stabbings, Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said.

It is understood that included false claims that the attacker was a foreign national.

Sources have indicated to the BBC that the man suspected of carrying out the attack is an Irish citizen who has lived in the country for 20 years.

"These are scenes that we have not seen in decades," said the Garda commissioner.

Four council workers clear up the burnt debris of a tram that was set on fire during rioting in Dublin city centre

A tram was burnt out on O’Connell Street in central Dublin during the rioting
"What is clear is that people have been radicalised through social media."

Thirty-two people have since appeared in court in Dublin in connection with the riot.

The accused – 28 men and four women – face charges including weapons offences, public order offences and theft of items such as clothing and cigarettes.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67516612