Dublin rioters have brought shame on Ireland, Leo Varadkar says

Those involved in rioting in Dublin city centre brought shame on Ireland, Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar has said.

Buses and trams were set alight by rioters after a stabbing outside a school in the Irish capital on Thursday.

Mr Varadkar said there were two terrible attacks - the stabbing followed by the rioting.

While the first was an attack on innocent children, the second was an attack on the rule of law, he said.

"This is not who we are and not who we will ever be," he added.

"As a country we need to reclaim Ireland, we need to take it away from the cowards who hide behind masks and try to terrify us with violence.

"We need to reclaim Ireland from the criminals who seek any excuse to unleash horror on our streets."

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