Water cannon ‘an available tactic’ for gardaí incase of more unrest in Dublin

Debris is cleared from a burned out Luas and bus on O’Connell Street in Dublin, in the aftermath of violent scenes in the city centre on Thursday evening (Brian Lawless/PA)

Use of water cannon is “an available tactic” for gardaí in the event of further disturbances in Dublin later.

There were chaotic scenes on Thursday evening – which involved far-right elements – with Garda cars, buses and trams set alight, and shops looted and damaged after a knife attack on three children and their care assistant outside a school in the north inner city.