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fromIrish Independent
4 days ago

Two gardai hospitalised and 23 people arrested after second night of violence at Citywest

Nearly 300 gardaí confronted violent protests; officers were pelted with bricks, bottles, and fireworks, leading to injuries, 23 arrests, riot unit deployment and a helicopter.
fromIrish Independent
5 days ago

Six people arrested and garda injured as almost 300 gardai attend scene of Citywest violence

During the evening there were sustained attacks on Garda Cordons, including physical violence, bricks thrown and fireworks discharged at Garda members and the arson of a Garda van. Bins with hundreds of used glass bottles in the area were emptied and contents used as missiles. Attempts to breach the Garda cordon were also made by charging the line with horse drawn sulkies. Individuals were observed carrying implements such as garden forks and tools and damaging walls in the locality to obtain missiles.
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