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GARDAÍ IN BLANCHARDSTOWN have arrested a man in his 20s over a shooting outside a school yesterday afternoon.
At 3.40pm yesterday, around the time that classes for the day were finishing at Riversdale Community College in the Corduff area, shots were fired outside the school on Blanchardstown Road North.
Security sources told TheJournal.ie that a number of shots were fired during the incident and that the intended target was “extremely lucky” not to have suffered any injuries.
Following the incident, a number of searches were carried out by armed gardaí on addresses in the area.
More searches were carried out this afternoon by investigating gardaí, and this led to the arrest of the man today.
He is being detained at Blanchardstown Garda Station under Section 30 of Offences Against the State Act 1939, and can be detained for up to 72 hours.
The Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB), the patron of Riversdale Community College, told TheJournal.ie that “all school activities are proceeding entirely as normal and will continue to do so”.
DDLETB said that it is currently providing advice to the teaching staff on how they, in turn, can provide support and advice to pupils.
Where it is necessary to offer specific counselling support to any individual pupils, in relation to yesterday’s incident, this will be provided.
Gardaí are still appealing for witnesses to the incident.
Anyone who was in the vicinity of the school between 3pm and 3.40pm yesterday is urged to come forward.
Similarly, anyone driving along the Blanchardstown Road North who may dashcam footage, or anyone who saw suspicious activity in the area in recent days are asked to make contact.
People with information can contact Blanchardstown Garda Station on 01 666 9700, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station.
With reporting from Adam Daly
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Is it just me or does this country seem a bit lawless at the minute?
And if it’s proven that he was indeed the shooter, unless he gets a severe sentence and I’m expecting at least 20 years for endangering children and parents going about their business, what’s the point?
@Niall Binéad: a 20 year suspended sentence yeah?
@Graham Purtell: if judge Martin Nolan is on the case,…….FREEDOM……….
And the know if they get caught their not exactly going to do hard time JOKE
Lawless irelsnd turf wars… Atm robberies and more shooting… Crime doesn’t pay
@pat murphy: emm, I think you will find that’s not true Pat,,, just ask the CAB,, apparently it pays very well to be a $cumbag….
@pat murphy: for the record the majority of recent ATM thefts were up north and 1 recently in Monaghan
Previous article. GOOD MAN DREW.
We have a Tory government under Leo the Liar. So lawlessness is more likely. When you have a government only concerned about making their friends and corporations more money, you get a shortfall in policing. Removing FG is the only way to get the country back on track.
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