"Between 7pm and 8pm on Wednesday, hundreds of protesters again faced off with about 40 uniformed gardai. The uniformed officers were replaced with the public order unit, whose members carried plastic shields and additional body protection, after officers in the original cordon were struck with debris, stones and fireworks. Some protesters continued to throw masonry, flares, glass bottles and wooden planks at An Garda Siochana members."
"Public order gardai pushed the crowd further from the hotel by advancing on them with shields. A mounted garda unit and a dog unit were at the scene, with a police helicopter providing air support. At least one garda was affected by pepper spray. Those involved in the disorder also attempted to block garda vehicles from entering the area with steel barriers."
"It is the third night of demonstrations at Citywest after an alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl in the vicinity of the hotel in the early hours of Monday morning. A 26-year-old man, who cannot be named due to rules that apply to all sexual assault cases in the Republic of Ireland, appeared in court on Tuesday charged over the alleged incident."
Hundreds of protesters gathered near a Citywest hotel housing asylum seekers for a third consecutive night after an alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl in the area. A 26-year-old man has been charged and appeared in court. Protesters threw stones, fireworks, masonry, flares, glass bottles and wooden planks at gardai, vandalised the Saggart Luas tram stop and attempted to block police vehicles with steel barriers. Uniformed officers were replaced by public order units armed with shields, supported by mounted, dog and helicopter units. At least one officer was pepper-sprayed and a female garda injured and later discharged from hospital.
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