2021 Ratoath riots

2021 Ratoath riots
Part of the Insurgency in Roscommon
Protestors setting fire to parked cars
Date	7–10 July 2021
Location	Ratoath, Roscommon, Gjorka
Caused by	Victory of Evelyn Laverty in mayoral election Anti-Khoroshiyan discrimination Far-right extremism in Gjorka
Goals	Khoroshiyan protestors Resignation of Evelyn Laverty End of Khoroshiyan discrimination Far-right protestors Disrupt Khoroshiyan protestors
Methods	Protesting Rioting Arson Looting
Resulted in	Suppression of both far-right and Khoroshiyan protestors Curfew implemented in Ratoath for two weeks Increase in far-right and Khoroshiyan activity in Roscommon
Parties to the civil conflict
Gjorkan Government Garda Gjorkan 17th Cavalry Company City of Ratoath Garda Ratoath Khoroshiyan protestors Front for the Liberation of Khoroshiya Khoroshiyan Civic Initiative Khoroshiyan Anti-Fascist Movement Far-right protestors National Social Party Blue Dawn

The 2021 Ratoath riots were a series of riots and demonstrations that began on 7 July 2021 and ended three days later. The riots began as an organized protest by the Khoroshiyan Civic Initiative on 7 July to protest the election of Evelyn Laverty, a far-right candidate from the National Social Party. However, the protests were declared illegal once local government found out the Front for the Liberation of Khoroshiya also planned to participate. The protests continued anyway despite this, and initially fighting was largely contained between Khoroshiyan and Garda forces. In response to this, far-right groups such as the National Social Party and Blue Dawn organized flash mobs to disrupt the Khoroshiyan protestors. Clashes between far-right protestors and Khoroshiyan protestors escalated into rioting and looting. Over the rest of the day and into 8 July, the situation continued to deteriorate as more Khoroshiyan and far-right protestors entered Ratoath. This escalation caused Mayor Corey O'Brien to order a curfew throughout Ratoath and call the Cavalry Guard, specifically the 17th Battalion, to suppress the riots. The arrival of the Cavalry Guard and additional Garda units from other cities caused the de-escalation of the riots by10 July. Low-level protests continued on for a few days after 10 July, however none escalated to the point of rioting.