Amy Ní Riada was working as a freelance journalist based in east Africa when the Dublin riots of November 2023 erupted. On Friday she was one of 194 newly attested gardaí to pass out at the Garda College, Templemore, Co Tipperary. “When I was abroad, the riots happened in November 2023 in Dublin. “It was something about the Garda response ... the regular members on regular units picked up their armour and just went up to Dublin. Garda Jeremiah Bourke, 51, the oldest-ever recruit to graduate from the Garda College.

Source: The Irish Times November 15, 2025 06:18 UTC