Dublin violence 'shocking but predictable', says far right expert

A burned-out Luas carriage on O'Connell St in Dublin this morning. Picture: RollingNews.ie

The violent riots in Dublin on Thursday were “shocking but predictable” to those paying attention to the far-right movement in Ireland, an expert in the field of disinformation and extremism has said.

Aoife Gallagher, senior analyst at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, said that after the news broke on Thursday afternoon of the violent stabbing of young children and one of their carers outside a school in Dublin city centre, there was a “clear effort to mobilise people”.