‘They need more units in town. What the f**k are they waiting for?’ – WhatsApp messages reveal garda panic at Dublin riot

Messages from a garda WhatsApp group reveal gardaí did not wait for management orders before rushing to their colleagues’ aid

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Maeve Sheehan

Sun 3 Dec 2023 at 02:30

Messages from an internal garda WhatsApp group reveal how rank-and-file members rushed to support their colleagues as the riots broke out in Dublin, in the absence of direction from management.

The extraordinary messages were exchanged between up to 60 gardaí attached to one division over four hours on Thursday, November 23, when the earlier stabbings of three children and their carer in Parnell Square triggered far-right protests that spiralled into violence.