Statement from Dublin City Council
Published on 24th November 2023
Dublin City Council would like to express its sympathy to the families of those impacted by the horrific events on Parnell Square yesterday afternoon.
What happened is every parent’s worst nightmare.
Dublin Fire Brigade have continued to be at the forefront of the emergency response and have been working throughout the night.
Efforts to clean up the city-centre following the violence that followed last night are continuing this afternoon.
Operational staff from our waste management section have been on the ground since 3am this morning. Between 6am and 9am the number of staff deployed to clean the city-centre was trebled to more than 130 people and staff were redeployed from the suburbs to help.
Traffic Management & Control staff have been working on the ground and in the Traffic Control Centre throughout the night and today managing the diversion of traffic flows. The North and South Quays have now reopened, O’Connell Street Northbound is still closed as is the west side of O’Connell Bridge.
We are continuing to assess the damage to the roads and streets. Crews were mobilised this morning and are continuing to carry out repair work.
Public Lighting crews are in the city assessing the damage and repairing and replacing damaged infrastructure.
Dublin City Council also met with the city’s business representatives earlier today.
Dublin City Council Chief Executive Richard Shakespeare said, “I know I speak on behalf of all of us in expressing our deepest sympathies to all the families impacted by the horrific event on Parnell Square. The city is in shock today following the attack and the extreme violence seen on our streets last night. Like you all, I was disgusted at the thuggery displayed by a group of people with no regard for Dublin, our emergency services and our citizens. As Chief Executive, I am very proud of the response from our operational staff and would like to acknowledge the commitment they have shown. I want to reassure everyone that our city is open for business and we will continue to work closely with all agencies involved to ensure that remains the case.”
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