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Coolock mayhem: 15 charged on day of violence, security guard injured after ‘thuggish’ scenes at asylum-seeker site
Up to 19 people in total arrested as 15 appear in court charged with a range of public order offencesGarda cars set alight and damaged in prolonged clashes with gardaí Missiles thrown and pepper spray used as 200 gardaí, including several public order units, deployedJustice Minister Helen McEntee says she’s “appalled at criminal behaviour” and vows to bring those responsible to justiceGardaí cleared protest encampment at site set to house asylum-seekers early this morning, before construction equipment set on fire
A total of 15 people, including a failed European election candidate, appeared in court following an anti-immigration protest in Coolock on Monday.
The 13 men and two women appeared before a special sitting of the Dublin District Court on Monday night after being arrested earlier in the day.