A man is set to appear in court after several landmark state buildings in Dublin were targeted in a series of overnight ramming incidents.
A white van was seized after damage was caused to the gates of Government Buildings; the adjacent back gate of the parliament at Leinster House; the official residence of President Michael D Higgins in Phoenix Park; and the Custom House, where the Department of Housing is located.
A man in his 40s was detained after the last of the incidents at Government Buildings/Leinster House on Merrion Street.
On Merrion Street, a number of the gates were significantly damaged, including those at the Department of the Taoiseach at Government Buildings.
A gate at the Attorney General’s office was lying off its hinges on Friday morning.
The gate at the rear of Leinster House also sustained damaged.
A damaged white van was towed away from the area at around 8.20am.
Garda commissioner Drew Harris was seen observing the damage in a Garda car driven slowly past Government Buildings shortly before 10am.
Elsewhere in the city, the gates of the president’s residence at Aras an Uachtarain were cordoned off on Friday morning after the overnight ramming incident.
On Friday night a Garda spokesperson said: “The man arrested in connection with this incident remains in Garda custody and is scheduled to appear before Dublin District Court, Criminal Courts of Justice No. 2, at 10:30 am tomorrow morning, Saturday August 3 2024, charged in connection with the case.”
