"Gardaí believe the violence in Citywest was "far more organised and planned" than the rioting in Dublin city centre two years ago."
"Nearly 300 gardaí were deployed after a protest over the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl in the grounds of the former hotel now accommodating asylum-seekers resulted in an outbreak of violence."
Gardaí assessed the violence in Citywest as far more organised and planned than the rioting in Dublin city centre two years earlier. Nearly 300 gardaí were deployed in response to the unrest. The deployment followed a protest prompted by the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl. The alleged assault reportedly occurred in the grounds of a former hotel that now accommodates asylum-seekers. The protest escalated into an outbreak of violence, prompting a substantial police response and an assessment of the scale and coordination of the disorder.
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