Dublin Riots

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Dublin Riots
Originally uploaded by LostCarPark.

Oops - looks like they're rioting in Dublin.

Apparently someone thought it would be a good idea for loyalists victims of terrorism to have a march in Dublin. Fair enough, most people did the sensible thing and avoided it.

But the republicans couldn't stay away, and decided to have their own counter-demonstration - a wreath laying ceremony at the site of the Loyalist bombing of Dublin in 1974, perilessly close to the route of the march.

Needless to say, violence erupted, though some reports seem to suggest that the perputrators were gangs of youths not actually connected to either side.

It's all a bit of a shambles, really, but I'm glad we decided not to go shopping in Dublin today.

Comments

[abigail-42.livejournal.com]

*sigh*
Not much you can say is there?
Glad you are safe though, is everyone else over there OK?

[lostcarpark.livejournal.com]

So far as I can tell. I think most sensible people would get out of the way as quickly as possible. The picture looks a bit of a war zone, but it would seem things returned to normal reasonably quickly, though I imagine there will be a substantial clean-up operation.

One other thing - the street was full of building materials for the renewal works. They were fenced off, but the fences didn't last very long. Given the potential for trouble, it would have seemed a good move to remove anything that would make a handy missile for the duration of the weekend.