1933 Dublin riot

1933 Dublin riot
Date	27 March to 30 March 1933
Location	67 Great Strand Street, Dublin, Ireland 53°20′48″N 6°16′1″W / 53.34667°N 6.26694°W / 53.34667; -6.26694
Caused by	Anti-Communism Political tension Clerical rhetoric
Goals	Destruction of Connolly House on Great Strand Street Purging Communism in Ireland
Methods	Rioting Arson Assault
Resulted in	Destruction of Connolly House on Great Strand Street Communist groups in Dublin forced underground
Parties
Revolutionary Workers' Groups St Patrick’s Anti-Communism League
Lead figures
Left-wing leaders: Charles Donnelly Bill Gannon Sean Murray Frank Ryan[1]
Number
30≈ communists and left-wing activists[1] 5,000 to 6,000≈ anti-communist rioters[2]
Unknown amount of Garda Siochana

The 1933 Dublin riot, also known as the Siege of Connolly House, was a multi-night anti-communist riot that occurred in Dublin, Ireland between 27 and 30 March 1933. The riot took place during a time of heavy political unrest in Ireland, occurring after the tense 1932 and 1933 Irish general elections. The riot was also spurred on by Anti-Communist rhetoric preached by clerics in the Catholic Church in Ireland. The primary target of the riot was "Connolly House", located on Great Strand Street near Bachelors Walk, which served as the headquarters of the Revolutionary Workers' Groups (RWG), a communist political party. A crowd reportedly as large as 6,000 people gathered outside the building and attempted to gain access. They eventually succeeded, and several buildings were set alight during the riot and reportedly over 20 people were injured. Other locations in Dublin associated with left-wing politics were also attacked over four nights. The riot has been described as the most intense political violence the Irish Free State had experienced to that point since the Irish civil war of the early 1920s.