A 28 year old man has been jailed for six and a half years after pleading guilty to his role in the Dublin riots.
Declan Donaghey of Williams Place Upper on Dorset Street insisted he wasn’t a racist and just got caught up in it.
He was caught on camera throwing a burning box into the back of a garda patrol car, on the night of the Dublin rights causing it to be completely destroyed by fire.
He also attacked a migrant centre and damaged a second garda car
Following his arrest, he insisted he wasn’t a racist and just got “caught up in it” after hearing about the earlier attack at a school.
When gardai asked if he thought he made a difference, he replied, “no, I only made myself look like a scumbag.”
As he was led into custody this afternoon, Donaghey shouted scumbags
His supporters looked shocked and upset at the sentencing and they were then escorted out of the court by the Garda public unit.
Reporting by Stephanie Rohan
