'We're better than this': Varadkar says Dublin rioter brought shame on Ireland

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the “full resources of the law” will be used to punish those involved.

A bus and car on fire on O'Connell Street in Dublin city centre after violent scenes unfolded following an attack on Parnell Square East where five people were injured, including three young children. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has condemned the rioting in Dublin city overnight, promising that the “full resources of the law” will be used to punish those involved.

Mr Varadkar said that those involved in the rioting were not patriots and they instead sought to “terrify, intimidate, loot and destroy” following the stabbing attack in Parnell Square.