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<p>Court artist sketch of Riad Bouchaker appearing in the dock at the Criminal Courts Of Justice in Dublin, during his sentence hearing. Picture: Carol Bisso Munante/PA</p>

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'The monster that haunts her nightmares': Mother hits out at Parnell Square child attacker

Parents of some of the children injured during the attack have delivered victim impact statements outlining the ongoing psychological struggles they endure

<p>Riad Bouchaker (inset) has been found guilty of all eight charges, including the attempted murder of three children on Parnell Square East in November 2023.</p>

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Parnell Square victim's mother says there will 'never be closure' after Riad Bouchaker conviction

<p>The 52-year-old was convicted at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin on Wednesday of eight charges in relation to the attack. Picture: Brian Lawless.</p>

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Mother of Parnell Square attack victim ‘does not feel anger’ towards Bouchaker

The story behind the Parnell Square attack

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The story behind the Parnell Square attack

What the jury didn't hear: Why the judge rejected bid to dismiss charges against Riad Bouchaker

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What the jury didn't hear: Why the judge rejected bid to dismiss charges against Riad Bouchaker

Parnell Square knife incident

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Riad Bouchaker found guilty of attempted murder of three children in Parnell Square attack

Dublin city centre incident

Riad Bouchaker: Not guilty a 'theoretical option' on attempted murder charges, judge tells jury

Mr Bouchaker is charged with three counts of attempting to murder children, causing serious harm to creche worker Leanne Flynn and assault causing harm to two other children and a teenager

Tue, 30 Jun, 2026

Riad Bouchaker trial: Girl stabbed on Parnell Square will require 24-hour care for rest of her life

Riad Bouchaker trial: Girl stabbed on Parnell Square will require 24-hour care for rest of her life

To this day, she has no control over her hands, arms, or legs and finds the difficulty in communicating between her brain and her limbs distressing. She is now being fed through a tube into her stomach

Thu, 25 Jun, 2026

Dublin city centre incident

Riad Bouchaker denied that he 'went for the smallest children'

Man accused of attempted murder in Dublin city centre had the 'instinct not to go after bigger children who could defend themselves', says garda

Wed, 24 Jun, 2026

Riad Bouchaker: 'If they only helped me, this wouldn't have happened'

Riad Bouchaker: 'If they only helped me, this wouldn't have happened'

Man accused of attempted murder of children in Dublin city centre told gardaí he went into 'blackout' after social welfare refusal

Tue, 23 Jun, 2026

Riad Bouchaker trial: Accused said after arrest that he 'did not want to kill'

Riad Bouchaker trial: Accused said after arrest that he 'did not want to kill'

Jury in murder trial watches video of first interview Riad Bouchaker gave to gardaí a month after alleged attacks in Dublin city centre in November 2023

Mon, 22 Jun, 2026

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Doctors ‘went against protocols’ to save girl stabbed in Parnell Square attack, trial told

Consultant describes extraordinary medical response after critically injured child was brought from Parnell Square attack scene

Fri, 19 Jun, 2026

Parnell Square knife incident

Firefighter tells Parnell Square trial of severe injuries suffered by crèche worker

Court hears emergency responders' accounts of treating seriously injured victims following the Parnell Square incident

Thu, 18 Jun, 2026

Dublin city centre incident

Riad Bouchaker trial: Doctor says he treated girl who had no pulse after Dublin stabbing

Trial of Riad Bouchaker heads testimony from number of witnesses, including man who judge called 'not only very brave, but modest as well'

Wed, 17 Jun, 2026

'He had to be put down': Man describes giving Riad Bouchaker a 'dig in the jaw'

Woman who was attended Stardust inquest nearby said she started screaming 'we're not savages' as people tried to get at accused on the ground

Tue, 16 Jun, 2026

Riad Bouchaker was 'ferociously jabbing' group of children, trial told

Riad Bouchaker was 'ferociously jabbing' group of children, trial told

She said he seemed confused, 'almost as if he wasn't expecting an adult or someone bigger to approach him'

Mon, 15 Jun, 2026

Dublin city centre incident

'The kid is dead': Witness recalls chaos after Parnell Square stabbing

Witness tells Central Criminal Court she encountered a man behaving aggressively hours before the Parnell Square attack

Fri, 12 Jun, 2026

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Jury shown CCTV footage of Dublin's Parnell Square knife attack

Court hears CCTV footage traced the accused’s movements across Dublin before the Parnell Square attack

Thu, 11 Jun, 2026

Dublin city centre incident

'Is she dead?' Mother breaks down in tears on opening day of Riad Bouchaker trial

Man has pleaded not guilty to all charges on day one of trial that is expected to last up to five weeks

Wed, 10 Jun, 2026

Dublin city centre incident

Jury sworn in as Riad Bouchaker denies trying to murder three children in Dublin city centre

'Inevitable' they members of jury have been exposed to 'significant degree of publicity' about what happened after the events of November 23, 2023 on Parnell Square

Mon, 08 Jun, 2026

Man pleads not guilty to attempted murder of three children in Dublin

Man pleads not guilty to attempted murder of three children in Dublin

Speaking through an interpreter, he pleaded not guilty to all eight charges

Mon, 08 Jun, 2026

Jury to be sworn in for trial of Riad Bouchaker, accused of attempted murder of three children

Jury to be sworn in for trial of Riad Bouchaker, accused of attempted murder of three children

52-year-old man is also charged with assault causing serious harm to a care worker at Parnell Square East in Dublin city centre on November 23, 2023

Mon, 08 Jun, 2026