Mary Lou McDonald accuses Government of 'brazen arse-covering' after Dublin riots

The Sinn Féin leader said the only people who didn't see the unrest in the capital coming were 'those in charge'

Barriers outside Leinster House this morning. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos

Additional gardaí will be on the streets of Dublin in the build-up to Christmas in a bid to avoid a repeat of last week's the Taoiseach has told the Dáil as the government was accused of "brazen arse covering" over last week's riots.

Vehicles including a Luas tram, two double-decker buses, and a number garda vehicles were set on fire as gardaí from the public order unit clashed with rioters who took to to the streets of the capital after the stabbing of three young children and a woman outside Gaelscoil Choláiste Mhuire on Parnell Square last Thursday afternoon.