Gardaí have clashed with anti-immigration protesters at a site earmarked for asylum seekers in Coolock, north Dublin.
Members of the Garda’s public order unit came under sustained attack from protesters hurling rocks and other missiles.
Gardaí charged the crowd and used pepper spray to disperse the crowd and made a number of arrests. The protester were forced away from the scene near the old Crown Paints warehouse on the Malahide Road.
Earlier, a blaze broke out at a makeshift camp established by anti-immigration protesters who were objecting to a disused warehouse being used to house asylum seekers.
The fire destroyed a JCB digger, which was being used to dismantle the camp, before spreading to other areas.
Members of Dublin Fire Brigade brought the blaze under control. The cause of the fire is not yet known.
The camp, which is on private grounds outside the warehouse, was established several months ago to block workers from renovating the property.
It is understood there were efforts on Monday morning to dismantle the camp, leading to a clashes between protesters and gardaí.
At least one person, believed to be a security guard for the site, was injured.
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