GARDAI have released snaps of teenagers and grown adults who they want to speak to regarding their probe into the Dublin riots last year.
Some 66 businesses and premises were subject to damage and 500 business premises in the North and South city centre were canvassed during the public order incident on November 23 last year.
Today, Gardai published 99 images of ‘persons of interest’ who they are looking to identify and speak to over the Dublin riots.
The investigation team hopes to progress the probe by interviewing each to rule them “in or out”.
The people pictured have yet to be identified by Gardai.
It is the first time the gardai have used their own website and social media to progress an investigation.
Detectives have reviewed 17,000 hours of CCTV so far which they continue to analyse, by the investigation team which involves over 50 garda members.
Photos depict people, some of whom look like teenagers.
The montage includes some individuals holding boxes of Asics shoes in what appears to be a storeroom of a business.
Another individual is clutching up to four boxes of the branded items, with shoes sprawled all across the floor of storeroom in the snaps.
One more person is seen holding multiple pairs of runners not in the boxes whilst some persons of interest are holding Footlocker bags on CCTV footage obtained obtained during the probe.
Some of the people Gardai are hoping to speak to were holding bundles of clothes in the CCTV images whilst others were seen in stills as they passed through the businesses in Dublin city centre.
Another CCTV still shows a hooded man wearing a mask and standing in front of large vehicle blaze.
Some pictures simply capture people who are standing on the street, many with their faces clearly visible.
Gardai now are asking the public to help in identifying the 99 from CCTV footage obtained obtained during the investigation.
Chief Superintendent Patrick McMenamin also called on those who recognised themselves in the snaps to make contact with them.
Any member of the public can provide information or make a nomination by clicking on the specific image from the gallery on the garda website without submitting their own names or email addresses.
When the images were first released, the An Garda Siochana website went down for a short time.
A Garda spokesperson confirmed online: “Garda.ie is currently experiencing a high volume of traffic.
“Visitors may experience delays in accessing the site.”
During the night of the Dublin riots, there was disorder, arson and damage to property.
There were 28 vehicles targeted, including the torching of a Luas tram, three Dublin Buses destroyed by fire while 66 premises and businesses were also affected.
Gardai say 13 of its members were injured on the night. So far, there have been 57 arrests with 53 before the courts charged in relation to the chaos.
The investigation team at Store Street Garda Station can be contacted by telephone at 01-6668000 or by email at store.street.public@garda,ie.
Any member of the public can also provide confidential information to the Garda Investigation team by contacting the Garda Confidential Phone number 1800 666 111.
