Gardaí deployed at Citywest facility as police issue statement urging people to stay away from violent standoff
Irish police are bracing for fresh disturbances outside a Dublin hotel that houses asylum seekers and has become a flashpoint for anti-immigration activists.
Gardaí deployed near the Citywest facility on Thursday in anticipation of another possible standoff with mobs that on Tuesday and Wednesday night threw fireworks and missiles and set a police vehicle on fire.
In a statement the police force, An Garda Síochána, urged people to stay away from violent protest: “This is not fun and games and entertainment for social media,” it said.
“The choices and reckless decisions you may make to get involved or caught up in these events may have serious consequences and adversely affect the course of your future.”
