Gardaí have identified five of the 'persons of interest' that were added to a public gallery in an appeal to the public for information.
On Tuesday morning, 99 CCTV images were published on An Garda Síochána's official website.
The purpose of the publication was to identify these 99 ‘persons of interest’ to either rule each individual ‘in or out’ of and progress the criminal investigative process.
An Garda Síochána said it has received a very significant public response to this appeal for information, and has now removed five images from the public gallery, as these ‘persons of interest’ have now been identified.
The force said it is not confirming at this time the role of any of these individuals in the events of November 23rd, 2023, and said it should not be presumed that identification means criminal involvement in these events.
On the night of the riots on November 23rd, 66 premises were subject to criminal damage, with 13 gardaí injured.
28 vehicles were also damaged on the night of the riots, including a Luas destroyed by fire, three Dublin Buses destroyed by fire, six Dublin Buses subject to criminal damage, 15 Garda vehicles subject to criminal damage.
Gardaí to request assistance from members of the public who can provide information/nominate identification for any of the 94 ‘persons of interest’ through the Garda website. Members of the public can do so confidentiality if they so wish.
An Garda Síochána would encourage any person who identifies themselves as a ‘person of interest’ from the published images to make immediate contact with the Garda investigation team at Store Street Garda Station.
The investigation team at Store Street Garda Station can be contacted by telephone at 01-6668000 or by email at store.street.public@garda.ie.
Any member of the public can also provide confidential information to the Garda Investigation team by contacting the Garda Confidential Phone number 1800 666 111.
