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Rioters who wreaked destruction during a night of violence in Dublin brought shame on Ireland, the country’s premier said, as he vowed to use the full force of the law against them. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar described the estimated 500 people responsible for the disorder as hate-filled, violence-loving cowards. Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has blamed far right “hooligans”. Thirty-four people were arrested in riots that saw buses and trams burned, shops looted and several Garda vehicles damaged. The violence flared after a knife attack on three schoolchildren and their care assistant outside a school in the north inner city of Dublin at about lunchtime on Thursday. A five-year-old girl is in a critical condition in hospital while the female care assistant, in her 30s, is in a serious condition. The two other children, a five-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl, suffered less serious injuries. That girl remains in hospital but the boy has been discharged. Gardai said a man who sustained serious injuries at the scene is a person of interest in their investigation. Click here for more from TalkTV If you need any help visit:
