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# Public Order
This year
2023
Local reps call for more intervention from gardaí after Cork library forced to close over protest
Cork City councillor Dan Boyle said that protections for library staff and the general public needed to be increased.
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Jul 30th 2023, 7:14 PM
Suspect charged after woman attempts to bite gardaí and pulls garda's hair
She was due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice at 10.30am today.
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Feb 17th 2023, 10:48 AM

Public order: how gardaí are responding to current waves of protests
In recent years, the garda organisation has made efforts to formalise and professionalise their methods in protest management.
Protesters focused their ire on Finglas Garda Station this week.
Protest groups contain some people with criminal connections, according to sources.
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Feb 3rd 2023, 12:05 AM
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Assistant Commissioner dismisses claims there are not enough gardaí on Dublin streets
Assistant Commissioner Anne Marie Cagney made her comments having received criticism from an inner city Councillor.
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Jul 6th 2021, 8:29 PM

Gardaí maintain visible presence in Dublin city centre after public order incidents
Members of the public order unit have conducted patrols in the area all day today.
Gardaí arrested 14 people, including five juveniles, as violence broke out on the street.
Reports from sources that gardaí were attacked with glass bottles has been confirmed by gardaí.
One garda was treated in hospital for a leg injury.
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Jun 5th 2021, 8:00 PM
Gardaí appeal for witnesses after clash involving large number of youths in Dublin
One person was hospitalised and later released.
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Mar 27th 2021, 2:25 PM
Nine arrested in Cork city after social media footage shows crowds on the street
Gardaí say public on the streets were ‘overwhelmingly compliant with public Health guidelines’.
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Nov 22nd 2020, 12:01 PM
Michael-Healy Rae tells court he was 'rattled' by 'bullet in the head' threat in Dublin traffic jam
Cianan Doyle, 35, was today found guilty of a public order offence in connection with the incident.
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Jul 29th 2020, 6:23 PM
Police officer seriously injured as Leeds United fans celebrate Premier League return
The Elland Road club will be back in the top tier of English football next season for the first time in 16 years.
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Jul 20th 2020, 2:45 PM
40 youths obstruct gardaí as two arrested after altercation in Salthill, Galway
Several garda units were called to the scene to try and restore peace and disperse the crowd.
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May 31st 2020, 9:32 AM
Man arrested in relation to assault after barricading himself in Limerick sitting room
Gardaí were called after a man assaulted someone in a Limerick estate last night.
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May 7th 2020, 10:54 AM
Three men charged and weapons seized after public order incident in Dundalk
They are due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice this afternoon.
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Apr 18th 2020, 12:23 PM
Man injured and police attacked in public order incident involving up to 100 people in Belfast
It was reported that three males were involved in the assault of the man.
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Feb 6th 2020, 2:19 PM
Five arrests after 'serious public order incident' at Dublin hotel
Gardaí attended the scene just after midnight on Wednesday night for a number of hours.
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Jan 3rd 2020, 7:19 AM
'This has gone on for too long': Gardaí and Dublin City Council in dispute over policing of Google protests
Internal correspondence shows how gardaí and DCC disagreed over the management of the protests.
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Sep 6th 2019, 12:05 AM
Two young men arrested after disorder at Semple Stadium GAA match released without charge
The two youths were arrested following a game between Tipperary and Waterford in the Hurling Championship yesterday.
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May 20th 2019, 7:41 AM
Man arrested over public order incident in A&E department at Dublin hospital
The man has since been released without charge.
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Feb 17th 2019, 2:13 PM
Garda brings High Court action to have YouTube video of public order incident taken down
The garda claims commentary on the video falsely accuses him of kicking a minor in the head.
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Nov 9th 2018, 6:10 AM
Sinn Féin TD Pat Buckley apologises for verbally abusing gardaí while drunk
The party’s junior spokesperson on mental health said that his behaviour towards Gardaí “was not what it should have been”.
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May 11th 2018, 4:34 PM
Gardai fear they won't be able to properly police Pope's visit this year
The Pope is due to visit in August.
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Mar 29th 2018, 6:05 AM
Almost 100 England fans arrested after trouble in streets of Amsterdam
The men were mainly accused of disrupting public order.
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Mar 24th 2018, 9:51 AM
'Blindness, removal of the spleen': Study finds rubber bullets are not safe
The US study found three in every 100 people injured by rubber bullets died as a result.
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Dec 23rd 2017, 8:15 AM
Eight arrested over 'serious public order incident' at Finglas pub
Gardaí say that there was a “serious public order” incident between a large group of men at around 9pm on the night.
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Nov 6th 2017, 4:59 PM
'You'll never get a good husband': Judge condemns businessman's gendered attack on garda
The garda told the court that the accused repeatedly called her a “f***ing bitch”.
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Jul 30th 2016, 6:00 AM
With "crazy drinking" and p***ing in the street, one Galway chef has had enough of 'The Races'
JP McMahon will shut his Michelin star restaurant next year.
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Jul 29th 2016, 6:19 PM
Garda awarded €20,000 after breaking big toe and losing thumbnail wrestling violent prisoner
The garda said the prisoner bit him on the leg and hit him over the head with a torch.
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Apr 12th 2016, 1:00 PM
Deputy Lord Mayor cleared of charges over Greyhound protest
Perry, who is also Deputy Lord Mayor, was supporting the 78 workers involved in the dispute.
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Apr 7th 2016, 3:02 PM
Six arrested as protesters left bloodied at anti-circus demo in Tallaght
Circus Belly Wein has three elephants as part of its show.
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Mar 23rd 2016, 6:42 PM
Gardaí have 'zero tolerance' plan for Galway's Rag Week
Extra resources are being drafted in to deal with the anticipated large crowds.
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Feb 13th 2016, 9:54 AM
Men removed from planes in Dublin and Shannon after disturbances
One man was arrested and the other was detained under the Mental Health Act.
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Feb 8th 2016, 7:33 AM
Deputy Lord Mayor in court today after being arrested at a protest
Independent councillor Cieran Perry was arrested during the Greyhound lockout last year.
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Oct 16th 2015, 7:06 AM
"I was simply standing on a public footpath" - Joan Collins TD arrested at Dublin protest
The United Left TD was arrested along with Cllr Pat Dunne.
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Apr 20th 2015, 9:15 PM
Roy Keane pleads not guilty over alleged road rage incident
It is claimed Keane confronted a taxi driver.
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Apr 8th 2015, 11:05 AM
Poll: Do you feel safe where you live?
Some residents in Dublin are calling for a new unit to be set up to tackle neighbourhood crime.
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Mar 21st 2015, 9:17 AM

Is a new Garda unit needed to clean up Dublin?
“Tourists are walking our main streets and there’s no gardaí to be found. They’re terrified.”
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Mar 21st 2015, 8:30 AM
Teens arrested after men assaulted near Luas stop
In another incident, five people were arrested in Mullingar.
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Mar 18th 2015, 9:19 AM
Here's how many crimes were committed by people on bail last year
Figures show some 10,600 crimes were committed last year by offenders on bail.
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Mar 6th 2015, 9:30 PM
Six arrested during Waterford RAG Week celebrations
A large crowd had gathered on John St.
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Feb 14th 2015, 11:17 AM
A Tralee cemetery was the scene of a stabbing involving a group of men yesterday
Knives and weapons were seized by gardaí.
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Nov 12th 2014, 8:39 AM