On Thursday, authorities made the 38th arrest concerning the riots that occurred in Dublin last November. The individual, a man in his 30s, was apprehended in the city by law enforcement officers operating from the Store Street station, situated in the North inner city region. The arrest forms part of the ongoing probe into severe public disorders which transpired on November 23rd, 2023, in Dublin’s city centre.
The man is presently being held under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act of 1984 at a station in Dublin, according to a succinct statement from the Garda, who confirmed the arrest and are urging individuals with any relevant information to step forward.
There is an ongoing major criminal investigation and the Garda expects to further their list of detainees over the forthcoming weeks and months. Surveillance video footage is anticipated to be a significant part of the assembled evidence.
Authorities are confident that they have identified at least an additional 12 culprits responsible for some of the gravest offenses during the riots, notably including arson attacks that resulted in the destruction of a Luas tram, buses, and Garda vehicles.
Detailed examination has been given to the images taken where the turmoil initially erupted, with a small group of people during daylight hours, and likewise to the footage of higher degree incidents that unfolded later in the day and into the night until about midnight.
The unrest was initially triggered around a crime scene cordon, where minors and their guardian were victims of a stabbing outside a school on Parnell Square East in the city centre during midday, November 23rd. When speculation began to circulate that the suspect for the stabbing was a foreign national, far-right instigators gathered at the scene, attempting to breach the cordon.
This incident led to violent clashes between those present and the Public Order Unit officers, which then ignited wider violence. To this chaos, hundreds of other individuals, many suspected by authorities as opportunists having no political ideology, then participated in the violence.
In a horrifying display of violence unprecedented in recent times, retail establishments fell victim to looting, while acts of arson led to the destruction of a Luas tram, multiple buses, and Garda vehicles.