High Security for Easter Commemoration's in Dublin

As the People of Ireland plan to commemorate the 1916 Easter Rebellion centenary, over 400,000 people are expected on the streets of Dublin’s city centre.

The Gardaí prepare for a terror incident ?

This was the garda advice to people attending events in Dublin,  "If you live outside the M50, try to leave your car outside the M50. If you live inside the M50 try to leave your car outside the Grand Canal on the Southside or outside the North Circular Road on the Northside"

Gardaí advise that parents should write their telephone numbers on their children’s arms, in case of ‘accidental separation’. They advise ‘write it on their clothing tags, their arm or a piece of paper and tell them where it is!’

Aside from the public order and public safety dimension to such a large gathering, there is a heightened security threat attaching to the weekend of Easter 2016.

In the case of protest or civil disobedience, the events at the tiny ‘Love Ulster’ parade of 2006 demonstrate how quickly a small demonstration can descend into violence, rioting, burning and looting. If such an incident were to take place this Easter Weekend, the danger to the public posed by such violence and the potential for panic and crushing incidents would require a carefully choreographed evacuation plan on the part of an Garda Síochána public order units and event stewards.

In the case of false alarms or hoax bomb threats, there would be a requirement for an effective and safe evacuation plan for the hundreds of thousands of people who are expected to throng the city streets. On the eve of the English Queen’s visit to Ireland in 2011, dissident republicans staged an elaborate hoax bomb alert in London – involving a phone call from the Republic and the use of a recognised code word – for the first time in over a decade.

Gardaí claim that Irish Republicans could explode a car bomb or IED in the City Centre during the Easter Parade.  when asked what do they think about such a threat a number of people in Dublin said they don't believe the Garda claims, and say its scare tactics and that the IRA (Irish Republican Army) would never carry out such an attack which would cause massive deaths and injuries. One man said " I wouldn't be surprised if the Gardaí themselves set off an explosion and blame Dissidents for it."

Gardaí say dissident republicans have form with regard to car bomb and attempted car bomb attacks in Dublin.

They Claim in April 1998, the gardaí intercepted a massive car bomb in Dun Laoghaire and in May 2014, gardaí seized a dissident republican IED at the car park of Finnstown House.

That device was viable and contained a time power unit, detonating cord and a large bulk charge. An IED of this nature, either vehicle borne or concealed in a building in the city centre cannot be discounted as a possible threat over the Easter weekend.

Some people question the Garda claims and are concerned that the Gardaí with State approval could commit an act of terror causing widespread panic and confusion as well as mass causalities.

There is a wide knowledge within Irish Society of Corruption and Criminality within An Garda Siochána they have been found out for faking Dissident republican bomb finds and framing innocent people for crimes committed by Gardaí.

Gardaí have also claimed  dissident republicans have been able to carry out planned executions in Dublin involving Kalashnikov AK47 assault rifles.

Irish Military Source: "The State has a significant duty of care towards those attending the commemorative events and we hope that there is significant boots on the ground to deal with a crowd control incident or casualty incident in Dublin’s congested inner-city."