Overview
- An Garda Síochána has mobilised thousands of officers, more than 500 armed tactical personnel, 500 public-order officers and specialist teams to protect over 50 visiting leaders at two Dublin summits.
- Police say recent threats to flights, media outlets and schools have shown no credible explosive risk but are being investigated as hybrid attempts to destabilise democratic events.
- International support and specialist capabilities have been brought in, including police reinforcements from Northern Ireland, Latvia and Portugal, counter-drone systems, explosives-detection dogs and the National Cyber Security Centre.
- Extensive exclusion zones, road closures and air and maritime limits around the Convention Centre and National Gallery have left large parts of central Dublin at a standstill and disrupted bus services.
- Officials warn of a zero-tolerance approach to protests that block roads or critical infrastructure, and say the security posture both protects leaders and raises the risk of short-term public disruption while investigations continue.