Ireland’s deputy premier Micheal Martin has condemned the rioting in Dublin, saying “this is not who we are as a people”. There was incredible selflessness, the immediate instinct of everyone, including the carer and the staff and the school was to protect the children. He paid tribute to gardai and all emergency workers who he described as having put themselves in harm’s way “to deal with the actions of a small minority in our society”.

He said: "The boy has since been discharged from CHI Crumlin. The adult female in her 30s is being treated for serious injuries at the Mater Hospital. An adult male in his 50s is also being treated for serious injuries at a hospital in the Dublin region. The scene remains sealed off at this time and a technical examination of the scene is ongoing.

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So I took across the road and there was fellas there and they pulled the guy off the children. There was a good few kids.” The children were “between the ages of four, five and six, no older” and were “only just after finishing school”. An incident room has been established at Mountjoy Garda station and a senior investigating officer has been appointed. Five people, including three young children, have been taken to hospital following a serious incident in Dublin city centre, with one of the children having sustained serious injuries, the Garda has said.

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We are drafting in resources to deal with that and that will be dealt with properly. I’ve given full direction to our resources here in respect of making arrests and bringing offenders to justice.

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Eyewitnesses included relatives of those who died in the Stardust, many of whom attend the inquests daily. Some had been getting fresh air and smoking cigarettes at the entrance to the Pillar Room, just across from where the incident unfolded. There are many variations in the design and appearance of the blade shape, which allows you to find a knife that suits your specific needs. Ireland has been left reeling after a riot reportedly fuelled by racism saw the capital torn apart with some of the worst violence seen in years.