Gardaí dispersed crowds and confiscated alcohol on second night of gatherings in Dublin
Four people were arrested in Dublin on public order offences. By Press Association Monday 31 May 2021, 7:46 AM 1 hour ago 22,650 Views 55 Comments
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Image: PA Images
CROWDS GATHERED FOR a second night in a row in Dublin city centre as gardaí said a policing operation was in place.
Gardaí cleared large numbers of people from St Stephen’s Green and confiscated alcohol.
Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan had hit out at scenes of “enormous crowds” gathered in the capital on Saturday night.
Dr Holohan said it was what the country “does not need” after making so much progress pushing down cases of Covid-19.
Commemorations held for the 80th anniversary of the North Strand bombing
Dublin’s Lord Mayor Hazel Chu and the German Ambassador to Ireland led a wreath-laying ceremony to mark the event. By Emer Moreau Monday 31 May 2021, 5:26 PM 1 hour ago 3,435 Views 0 Comments
Lord Mayor of Dublin Hazel Chu and the German Ambassador to Ireland Deike Potzel
Image: Arthur Carron
Image: Arthur Carron
DUBLIN’S LORD MAYOR Hazel Chu and the German Ambassador to Ireland Deike Potzel led a wreath-laying ceremony today to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the bombing of North Strand, in which 28 people died.
The ceremony paid tribute to the victims and commemorated the significance of the tragic event in 1941 to Dublin city’s history.
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