Drew Harris under pressure to make progress in inquiry into violence which followed stabbing of schoolchildren
Members of the Scottish Parliament are certain to be keeping a close eye on how the riots in Dublin have been dealt with by police and politicians.
Holyrood and local authorities in Scotland have been looking at new ways of dealing with anti social behaviour and will want to learn from the Irish successes and failures.
Senior gardaí have promised large-scale arrests in the coming weeks of ringleaders and participants responsible for the Dublin riots last week.
The Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has described the public disorder which broke out on O’Connell Street as “Ireland’s shame.”
Commissioner Drew Harris and his senior officers are under pressure from the Government to make rapid progress in the investigation into the widespread rioting which followed the stabbing of three schoolchildren on Parnell Square on Thursday afternoon.
The 49-year-old suspect remains under armed guard in hospital. A five-year-old girl and a woman remain in a serious condition in hospital following the incident. The two other children that were injured have been released from hospital.
Between Thursday and Saturday, gardaí arrested 48 people, Minister for Justice Helen McEntee said on Saturday evening. However, only 34 of these directly related to the rioting, with the remainder being for regular public order offences on Friday and Saturday.
