Overview
- Gardaí reported bottles, bricks and fireworks thrown at officers, a police van burned, and a helicopter targeted with lasers, with one officer treated for a foot injury.
- Public order units in full protective gear deployed pepper spray, mounted and dog units and a water cannon to push crowds back from the asylum accommodation site.
- Crowd estimates ranged from several hundred to about 2,000, with Irish flags displayed, chants of “get them out,” and Luas Red Line services curtailed near Saggart.
- Six arrests were made and Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly labeled the disorder “thuggery,” pledging to identify additional suspects as a senior investigating officer was appointed.
- Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan condemned the violence, as Gardaí continue the active investigation into the alleged assault near the Citywest complex.