Images of 99 ‘persons of interest’ in Dublin riots published in fresh appeal

Images of over 90 people deemed “persons of interest” in the Dublin riots have been released by Gardai in a fresh appeal issued one year on from the disorder.

In a fresh appeal concerning 99 individuals issued on Tuesday, Gardai said, to progress their criminal investigation, they need to “identify each of these ‘persons of interest’ and interview each to either rule each individual ‘in or out’ of the investigative process”.

An Garda Siochana have appealed to the public to help them with their inquiries.

Rioting broke out in the Irish capital on November 23 2023 after three children and a care worker were injured in an attack outside a primary school and creche on Parnell Square East, for which a man has been charged and appeared before the courts.

A Garda car, buses and a Luas tram were set on fire, shops were looted and infrastructure, such as traffic lights, was damaged during the riot.

Of the 28 vehicles damaged that night, 15 were official Garda cars and two belonged to the Dublin Fire Brigade.

Gardai said 66 premises or places of business were subject to criminal damage.

Of the 57 people arrested in connection with the public disorder to date, 53 have been charged.

Gardai said the 134 charge sheets to date include 25 counts of criminal damage, including arson, 22 counts of burglary and five counts under the firearms and offensive weapons offences.

Over 17,000 hours of CCTV footage was also retrieved by Gardai.