Enemies of the state

INTELLIGENCE failures may have resulted in the gardaí being ill-prepared for Saturday’s riots in Dublin.

This led to at least 14 people being injured and an estimated €10 million being lost by city centre businesses forced to close in the face of the frightening violence.

Senior officers in charge of the policing operation for the Love Ulster parade were oblivious to the violent nature of the demonstration that appeared to have been well planned by extremist republicans.