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.
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 30s were seriously injured in the attack.
Two other children were were also hurt.
The suspect a man in his late 40s was arrested at the scene and taken to hospital.
Chief Superintendent Patrick McMenamin says hundreds of Gardaí were deployed to deal with last night’s violence:
