Riad Bouchaker (52), of no fixed address, is on trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with the attempted murder of two girls and one boy, and assault causing serious harm to creche worker Leanne Flynn, at Parnell Square East in Dublin City on November 23rd, 2023.

There was a 40 per cent reduction in robbery with a knife in retail spaces over the five-year period 2020 to 2024 compared to 2015-2019.