Crime

‘I have no intention of resigning ’ - Garda Commissioner faces down critics over Dublin riots

Over a three-hour grilling at the Oireachtas Justice Committee Harris defended the garda response to the knife attack and the ensuing riots in Dublin last week

Drew Harris: Embattled garda commissioner is facing renewed calls for his resignation

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has said he has “no intention whatsoever of resigning” following riots in Dublin city centre last week.

Harris appeared before the Oireachtas Justice Committee on Wednesday following the unprecedented riots in the capital last Thursday evening, which took place after the stabbing of three young children and their carer in Parnell Square.

Sinn Féin has called on the garda commissioner and Helen McEntee, the justice minister, to both resign in the ...