Overview
- A Dublin jury found Riad Bouchaker guilty on all eight counts for the Parnell Square East attacks that injured several people and left a child with a life‑long brain injury.
- The attacks took place on 23 November 2023 and triggered riots across the city, prompting renewed questions about how police and local services respond to violent street incidents.
- Separately, senior politician Jeffrey Donaldson was convicted last week on 18 child sex offences and now faces sentencing while new allegations continue to emerge.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Dublin for the start of Ireland’s EU presidency, raised concerns about Irish links to Russian alumina, and cut short his trip because of an imminent attack on Kyiv.
- Longstanding local stories continue to receive attention, including the unresolved 1985 disappearance of Barbara Bhreathnach and transfer interest in Sligo Rovers captain Will Fitzgerald by Bohemians.