Rioting broke out in the Irish capital in the wake of the stabbing, with vehicles set on fire, shops looted and infrastructure damaged.
The disorder, which began the evening of the attack after a crowd gathered at the edge of the crime scene in Parnell Square East, made international headlines.
Care worker Leanne Flynn (centre), was injured in the attack (PA)
Bouchaker, 52, of no fixed abode, spoke to his interpreter and a speech and language support worker after the verdicts were read out at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin.
The Algerian national, who is an Irish citizen, was found guilty of the attempted murder of a then-five year old girl, who was stabbed in the heart during the attack and is now non-verbal, uses a wheelchair and cannot swallow safely.
He was also found guilty of the attempted murder of a five-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl.
He was further convicted of intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to the children’s care worker Leanne Flynn, who he stabbed as she intervened to protect the children.
Bouchaker was also found guilty of assault causing harm to another boy and girl, as well as to a French teenager who intervened as he passed by, and of the production of the 36cm kitchen knife.
He had denied all eight charges.
