34 arrests made in Dublin following school knife attack - rioting incident

34 arrested after "huge destruction by a riotous mob" in Dublin. 13 shops damaged, 11 cars damaged, 32 to appear in court.

Dublin, Ireland has been rocked by a riotous mob, leading to the arrest of 34 people. The chaos resulted in significant damage to 13 shops and 11 Garda cars, as well as the injury of several officers. The unrest was sparked by an attack near a school, which left three young children and a woman injured. The violence escalated into a night of chaos, with buses, trams, and a Garda vehicle set ablaze, and shops being looted. The riot police clashed with demonstrators, and a police cordon was set up around the Irish parliament building. Garda Commissioner Drew Harris placed the blame on a "complete lunatic faction driven by far-right ideology." Despite the chaos, calm was restored in the city. The incident has led to a manhunt for the perpetrator of the initial attack, and more than 400 gardai were involved in efforts to quell the disorder. The President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, condemned the violence, while the Justice Minister labeled the scenes of disorder "intolerable." Irish premier Leo Varadkar and deputy premier Micheal Martin extended their thoughts to those injured in the stabbing attack. The chaos resulted in the deployment of a Garda public order unit and the looting of several shops, as well as the setting of vehicles on fire. Garda Commissioner Harris called for calm and spoke out against the spreading of misinformation, describing the perpetrators as a "lunatic hooligan faction driven by far-right ideology."