Dublin Riots

Helen McEntee accuses Sinn Féin of using Dublin stabbing to ‘point score’

Justice minister said that the party is using ‘a tragic situation to sow division’

A photograph of an individual sitting outside what is alleged to be the school where three children were stabbed sparked a testy exchange between the justice minister and Sinn Féin on Wednesday, with Helen McEntee accusing the party of using the tragic attack to “point score”.

Sinn Féin - who have repeatedly called for the resignation of McEntee and the Garda Commissioner - accused the government of employing a “water-weak defence” in saying that the ...