This footage was filmed and produced 28 November 2023.

Finance Minister Michael McGrath has said he “fully” supports Justice Minister Helen McEntee amid calls from the opposition for her resignation.

Speaking on the way into Cabinet, Mr McGrath said: “I believe she has the full support of her Cabinet colleagues – this is not about personalities, what happened last Thursday in Dublin was an affront to our democracy."
There had been pressure on Ms McEntee to respond to safety issues in the Irish capital before disorder broke out last week, resulting in cars, buses and trams being burned and shops being damaged and looted.

Sinn Fein has said the positions of both Ms McEntee and Garda Commissioner Drew Harris are now in question as a result, while both figures have promised a strong response to the riotous scenes.