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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 18815Public order offences (riot investigation) · Co. Dublin

Gardaí to review 17,000 hours of footage in Dublin riots investigation

Gardaí are reviewing 17,000 hours of CCTV footage as part of the investigation into the Dublin riots that took place last month, as reported on 20 December 2023. Gardaí expect the amount of footage under review to increase further, and detectives estimate there are about 1.5 billion frames to be viewed manually under current legislation. The Government has signalled plans to introduce legislation allowing facial recognition technology. As of 20 December 2023, no arrests, charges or suspects have been reported.

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Key facts

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What happened
Gardaí are investigating the Dublin riots, with public order offences as the case offence.
Where
The riots took place in Dublin.
When
The riots took place last month, relative to the article published on 20 December 2023.
Investigation
  • Gardaí are reviewing 17,000 hours of CCTV footage as part of the investigation.
  • Gardaí expect the amount of footage under review to increase further.
  • Each second of footage has 25 frames, and each frame must be examined.
  • Detectives estimate there are about 1.5 billion frames of footage to be viewed by the investigation team.
  • All footage must be viewed manually under current legislation.
Other details
  • The Government has signalled plans to introduce legislation allowing facial recognition technology.
  • No arrests, charges or suspects are reported as of 20 December 2023.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • investigationGardaí are reviewing 17,000 hours of CCTV as part of the investigation into the Dublin riots from last month. (rte.ie)
  • investigationGardaí expect the amount of footage under review to increase further. (rte.ie)
  • investigationEach second of footage has 25 frames, and each frame must be examined. (rte.ie)
  • investigationDetectives estimate there are about 1.5 billion frames of footage to be viewed by the investigation team. (rte.ie)
  • investigationAll the footage must be viewed manually under current legislation. (rte.ie)
  • otherThe Government has signalled plans to introduce legislation allowing facial recognition technology. (rte.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 20 Dec2023
    Otherrte.ie, first report
    Dublin riots: Gardaí to review 17,000 hours of footage

    Investigation update on the Dublin riots from last month. Gardaí are reviewing CCTV footage; no arrests, charges or suspects are reported in this article.