The public-order unit set up a cordon at the junction at Garter Lane and Citywest Drive, near the entrance to the campus, and gardaí attempted to push back protesters to the outer roads. The centre houses 1,200 Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion of their country and 460 people seeking international protection in the Republic.

Gardai have appealed for people attending any protest this evening not to get involved in violence as more than 30 people have been arrested following two days of unrest near the Citywest Hotel

Two Irish police officers have been injured and 23 people arrested in a second night of disorder outside a hotel used to house asylum seekers in Dublin. Stones and fireworks were thrown at police, with one injured officer being struck in the head with a bottle and the other suffering an arm injury.

Violent clashes erupted outside the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, used for asylum seekers, on Tuesday night, October 21. A large mob hurled bricks, fireworks, and glass bottles at police, prompting officers to deploy pepper spray and water cannons to disperse the crowd.

Within 24 hours of an alleged sexual assault of a child near Citywest, outrage online had escalated into unrest and violent clashes with Gardaí. This timeline focuses on how that online mobilisation unfolded.

Gardaí investigating an alleged sexual assault on a girl in Saggart, Co Dublin have arrested a man in his 30s. The alleged incident, which led to the child being hospitalised, occurred on Monday, with the suspect arrested a short time later.

Police officers were attacked with missiles and fireworks after violence flared outside a hotel used to house asylum seekers.

Ukrainian families residing in Citywest have said they are "scared" and "concerned" after a second night of disturbances during which they were instructed to stay in their rooms and keep away from windows.

A police van has been set on fire during a protest outside a migrant holding centre in Citywest, Dublin. Up to 2,000 protesters chanted ‘get them out’ as they waved Irish flags and threw barriers at Garda on Tuesday night. One youth was pictured hitting the police van with a hammer, smashing the windscreen into pieces.

Violent protests erupted in Dublin's Saggart suburb after the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl by a migrant. Protesters targeted a police helicopter with lasers, while fireworks and glass bottles were hurled at officers outside the Citywest Hotel.