Children stabbed in Dublin city centre **Read OP before posting**

We don't have "open borders" in this country. There's a process of immigration to be observed.

And I'll say this to all you lot who want to try and make your petty political speeches on this matter. There's a wee girl fighting for her life at the moment in a hospital.

This isn't the time for your soapboxing.

Looks like a full Luas tram has been completely destroyed….buses completely destroyed too.

you are probably talking across the night over a million euros worth of damage….

when politicians don’t respect democracy, when they prioritise the welfare, wellbeing and success of others over those who elect and pay them, you can’t guarantee citizens will not respond, they are…their our voices are being 100% ignored, só actions are replacing words, not justifying it but it’s an explanation..

politicians need to give themselves a shake…. They are losing the country and ultimately people damaging property while abhorrent… it’s not impossible that that if this escalates someone might get killed be it a Garda or whomever….

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Way more than a million.

Luas trams, buses, Garda cars, overtime paid to Gardai. That's our money. We earned it.

They wasted it.

I actually did see plenty of Guards. Capel Street Bridge was closed off by them and while I was there I saw about twenty of them in riot gear running down Temple Bar. Didn’t see who or what they were running towards but they looked like they meant business.

From there I went to next bridge west heading towards Christchurch and walked right into about fifty guys masked up who I stood aside from until they passed. That’s when I bumped into the guy on phone on his own and ashamed to say I was pretty pissed off at this stage and gave him a bit of abuse. Another bunch of Guards in full gear there - one of which shouted at me to walk away which I did. I definitely wasn’t helping the situation in hindsight.

Lots of Guards in the city centre- some seemed to be on an offensive and others holding a line - can only presume they were trying to corral or defuse.

Again, just what I saw/did and not getting into any politics or criticisms..

So you prove exactly what im writing- At what point did I say nothing was wrong? I described it quite clearly, and in depth, at what point did you not get it before you got inflamed and started with abuse?? The first line? one word? maybeeee aaaaa Immigrants??? 👀

But im the one to ‘stop talking shite’…… yep. okay. You sounded all tough with your opening.. does that make you feel better? Have a good night

I was walking all over OCS, Abbey St, the Quays, OC Bridge, College Green, Grafton St, etc from 7pm to at least 8pm and saw no police, except by Parnell SQ.

Maybe they retreated and regrouped cos they weren't expecting it.

By 9pm the riot police were there and in control and moving people down the Quays.

The gangs of lads in masks and balaclavas were intimidating as hell.

It was exhilarating in a way. I've never seen a riot or looting before.

Smell of weed everywhere. You'd think they'd be more chill.

The trap RTE and the politicians are about to fall into tomorrow by focusing on the protests tonight saying they were worse than the stabbing of little children..

I hope the text lines are open.

I also mentioned shoppers and people going on nights out won’t be coming into town after this. I, myself, live less than 3 miles from the GPO and work in the city centre a couple of days a week. Town has been scary for a number of years but post lockdown it’s menacing.

They're both wrong.

No point in comparing them.

It was a hundred thousand welcomes not 1000.

Just saw a thing on tiktok… Gardai in Store St had barricaded themselves in the station. Outside a patrol car is damaged or maybe even destroyed and missiles hurled….. it’s basically anarchy…

how does this get deescalated ? Not tonight but in the big picture… this is thought out anger… until Leo and co. stop, this might not stop…

kids, Irish kids are being fücked headfirst under the bus, here is their reaction….

Drew Harris with his hypocrisy needs to step down.

I feel sorry for the Gardai on the ground this evening. They had to deal with this crap, their boss saying stupid stuff about “far right” …who does this describe? In stead of labelling groups of people and enraging them, what ever happened to firm and non-inflammatory (excuse the pun) language.

Those poor people who were stabbed didn’t deserve that.

The Gardai didn’t deserve what happened.

Those trying to get to work didn’t deserve what WILL happen to them tomorrow.

ALL caused by idiots … an idiot who stabbed innocents… and idiots who can’t think of any other way to protest except loot burn and violence.

They're complete morons.

I'd like to understand them more rather than just labelling.

I've heard before that it's an expression of self-loathing to act out like that. I'm not sure how true that is.

We own those trams, buses, Garda cars. We paid for them.

They'll have to replaced and that money could've been spent on teachers or doctors.