Overview
- Hundreds gathered again outside the Citywest Hotel, with stones, fireworks and debris thrown at officers as public order units with shields, mounted teams and air support pushed crowds back.
- A Garda van was torched on Tuesday, lasers targeted a helicopter, and attempts were made to breach lines using horse-drawn carts, with further vandalism reported near the Saggart Luas stop.
- Police say six arrests were made over Tuesday’s disorder, five men have since been charged with public order offences, and a woman was released without charge as investigations continue.
- Gardaí have appointed a senior investigating officer, are appealing for witnesses, and maintain a full security operation at the site led from Clondalkin Garda Station.
- Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan condemned the violence and warned against weaponising the case, as a 26-year-old appeared at Blanchardstown District Court charged in connection with the alleged assault; police have not confirmed the accused’s nationality.