On Thursday evening, what began as a protest over the stabbing attack allegedly carried out by an Algerian man in Dublin escalated, with some breaking off and starting an all-out riot. Vehicles were burned, and the city centre was turned into a battleground as riot police came in to deal with the crowds.
The violent demonstrations, which had begun peacefully, drew the ire of Ireland’s police force, the Gardaí, as 400 officers were deployed to the scene to restore order. Commissioner Drew Harris referred to those wreaking havoc in the streets “hooligans” driven by “far-right ideology.”
“We have a complete lunatic, hooligan faction driven by far right ideology and also this disruptive tendency engaged in serious violence,” Harris said during a press conference, calling the situation in Dublin “disgraceful.”
“Drew, not good enough,” Irishman Conor McGregor said on X. “There is grave danger among us in Ireland that should never be here in the first place, and there has been zero action done to support the public in any way, shape or form with this frightening fact. NOT…
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