Overview
- Authorities reported a police car was set on fire, projectiles and fireworks were thrown, and officers used pepper spray to disperse the crowd in Saggart.
- Lasers were directed at a police helicopter and one officer sustained a foot injury, according to Gardaí.
- The unrest followed media reports alleging the sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl, with a 26-year-old asylum applicant reported as the suspect.
- Police Commissioner Justin Kelly described the gathering as a mob intent on violence against officers.
- The government condemned the disorder, and investigators are pursuing those behind the online organization, as similar targeting of migrant accommodations has recurred in Ireland and the UK.