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A man in his 40s entered Shannon Airport’s restricted airside area, climbed onto a US Air Force C-130 Hercules on a remote taxiway, and damaged the fuselage with an implement (possibly an axe). Airport operations were briefly halted with two departures delayed and an arriving Lourdes flight held; he was detained by Gardaí and investigations are ongoing.
Violence erupted during a protest outside a Dublin hotel housing asylum seekers, with Gardaí being attacked with bricks, fireworks, and bottles; six arrests were made following the incident, which was triggered by an alleged sexual assault nearby.
A second child involved in the Dublin stabbing incident outside a school on Thursday has been discharged from the hospital, while a five-year-old girl and a school care assistant remain in critical condition. No arrests have been made in relation to the incident, but Gardaí are focusing on one suspect, a man in his 40s, who is currently under guard in the hospital. Following the stabbing, there were hours of rioting in Dublin city center, resulting in 48 arrests. The police are reviewing thousands of hours of CCTV footage. The Irish Justice Minister has deployed additional police units and allocated funds for the purchase of more patrol cars to maintain order and bring those responsible to justice.