Paddy’s Day mayhem: the aftermath

EXTRA gardaí will be on stand-by this weekend amid fears that the trouble which led to hundreds of arrests during St Patrick’s Day celebrations might spill over.

More than 700 people were arrested for public order offences on Thursday as mass brawls broke out in pubs and on the streets, two teenagers were stabbed and youths on a drunken rampage smashed two dozen windows on a Dublin train.

Accident and emergency departments across the country treated more than 400 people.