Crime

‘This is beyond words’ - Politicians express deep shock at Dublin city centre stabbing

Gardaí confirmed that five casualties had been taken to various hospitals in the Dublin region

Gardaí confirmed that five casualties had been taken to various hospitals in the Dublin region. Picture: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie

Leo Varadkar said he was “deeply shocked” by an attack on three children and a woman in Dublin city centre on Thursday afternoon.

“We are all shocked by the incident which has taken place in Parnell Square. A number of people have been injured, some of them children. Our thoughts and our prayers go out to them and their families,” the Taoiseach said.

Varadkar said he had been in contact with Helen McEntee, the justice ...