Another child, who was injured in the Dublin stabbing attack, was discharged from hospital.
The six-year-old girl was released by medical staff after she was admitted to hospital with head injuries.
A crazed knifeman launched an attack at 1.30pm outside a school on Dublin’s Parnell Square East and reportedly started stabbing people on Thursday.
The bloody rampage left three children hurt and the school worker injured – and triggered a wave of violent riots in Dublin on Friday evening.
Floral tributes have been left for the victims at the site near Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire Primary School.
The six-year-old girl was released by medical staff after she was admitted to hospital with head injuries. A crazed knifeman launched an attack at 1.30pm outside a school on Dublin’s Parnell Square East and reportedly started stabbing people
Floral tributes have been left for the victims at the site near Gaelscoil Cholaiste Mhuire Primary School
A five-year-old boy was also injured following the attack after a heroic nursery worker ‘stepped in front’ of the knifeman to protect a group of terrified children.
A five-year-old girl and a woman in her 30s are still in critical condition at a hospital following the stabbing spree.
Two other children, a five-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl, were less seriously wounded.
No arrests have been made in relation to the stabbing attack, but Gardaí are not looking for anyone other than one suspect, a man in his 40s, who is also in hospital.
The suspect remains under guard.
Since the attack, riots have unfolded across the city, which has seen 48 arrests made.
Around 500 thugs fought running battles with riot cops, looted shops and torched a double-decker bus in anger over the attack.
Pictures from the Irish capital this morning showed council workers removing the wrecks of burned-out buses and https://dogcaretips.net/ cars, which the thugs torched as they rampaged through the streets and looted shops.
A clean-up operation was underway after battles broke out between rioters and police in Dublin last night following an knife attack on young children
Workers clean up debris of a burnt train and vehicles. A double-decker bus was also set alight
Workers inspect a vandalised Luas tram with smashed windows on O’Connell Street in Dublin
The riots came last night after three children were injured in a knife attack outside a school
Around 100 masked thugs fought running battles with riot cops, looted shops and set fire to vehicles in anger over the attack where a woman in her 30s was also injuried
The smell of burning plastic and rubber still hung thick in the air on Dublin’s O’Connell Street, where a tram was also set on fire by the rioters, reports said.
In an update this morning, police said 34 people had been arrested over their suspected involvement in the violence, which, officials said, was driven by a ‘complete lunatic faction driven by far-right ideology’.
One Garda officer received a serious injury, with ‘numerous other members injured’ as missiles were thrown at them. Ireland’s Justice Minister said anyone found guilty of attacking officers faces up to 12 years in prison under ‘very strong legislation’.
Further ‘thuggery’ on the streets of Dublin ‘will not be tolerated’, Ireland’s Justice Minister has now warned.
There was a heavy Gardai presence in the Irish capital over the weekend following the riot on Thursday night.
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee said 48 arrests have been made in the city since Thursday, and a high-visibility policing plan is in place throughout the weekend, including the deployment of four public order units.
The Garda Basenji Dog Breed and mounted units are also being deployed, and two water cannons have been described as available for use if required.
Police said over 400 officers were deployed to contain the unrest on Thursday night
People were told to work from home today as clean up continues in the city cenre
The water cannons are on loan from the Police Service of Northern Ireland following a request for mutual aid from Garda Commissioner Drew Harris.