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2023 Dublin riot

The 2023 Dublin riot took place on the evening of 23 November 2023 in Dublin, Ireland, involving multiple incidents of vandalism, arson, looting, and assaults on gardaí (Irish police) and members of the public. Gardaí described the riot as the most violent in modern Dublin history, far surpassing the 2006 riots. Initial estimates by Dublin City Council suggested that the damage from the riot could cost up to €20 million, while the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, stated that it could cost "tens of millions".The riot was triggered by an anti-immigrant protest that arose in response to a knife attack at around 1:30 pm GMT that day, when a man rumoured to be of immigrant origin stabbed three young children and a care assistant outside a primary school in Parnell Square East, critically injuring a five-year-old girl. In the hours following the incident, anti-immigrant agitators spread misinformation via messaging apps and social media, claiming...