From staff trapped in stores to a garda called up from a neighbouring county to quell the disturbances, these are the first-hand accounts of those who lived through the night when the heart of the city was torn apart
From left: Sodem Solana, John Gillman and Ruth King. Photos: Frank McGrath, Gerry Mooney and Arthur Carron
Garda cars smashed, three Dublin Buses burnt out, a Luas destroyed and a night filled with chaos and destruction: November 23, 2023 is a night that will live long in infamy.
It is also seared into the memory of the people who were caught up in the fray as rioters were spurred on by online misinformation and the far-right’s response to the stabbing of a five-year-old girl on Parnell Square.
