It is understood there are as many as 100 people still on the suspect list as gardaí continue to make arrests as part of the investigations into the riots that took place on November 23, 2024.
To date, 57 arrests have been made in relation to the unrest in the capital, with the latest four arrests made on Monday (November 18).
Appeal
The Irish Independent reported that officers will issue a public appeal for information about the suspects, with people urged to name the suspects on a special section of the Garda website.
Alternatively, they can contact any Garda station.
The publication reported that a team of Gardaí at Store Street are "trawling through CCTV footage’ from the night of the rampage.
They said: "The work that the Gardaí viewing the CCTV is doing is time-intensive and laborious."
Charged
In the last year, Gardaí have made 57 arrests in relation to the serious public disorder on November 23, with the latest arrests being made on Monday morning (November 18, 2024).
Four men were arrested after Store Street officers conducted a number of search operations on Monday.
Nov 2023: A bus set alight on O'Connell Street during the Dublin riots.
Of the four arrested — one male, aged in his teens, has been charged, while the other three — aged in their 30s, 20s, and juveniles — were released without charge.
The teenager will become the 52nd person charged in relation to the riots.
Criticism
Last month, Justice Minister Helen McEntee faced criticism after she was unable to provide an estimated timeline of when sentencing would begin for those charged.
The Fine Gael Minister had previously said those responsible could face up to ten years in jail.
Nov 2023: Dublin riots.
In contrast, nearly 200 of the 640 people charged with involvement in widespread riots in the UK over the summer have already been sentenced, with the majority sent to prison for an average length of two years.
Fianna Fáil TD Jim O’Callaghan told the Irish Daily Mail "We must ask ourselves why is it that the justice system in Ireland works so slowly to process the prosecution of criminal offenses."
It came as Tánaiste Micheál Martin agreed that the ‘wheels of justice’ had been ‘too slow’ in relation to prosecutions for the riots.
* This article was originally published on Extra.ie.
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