Violence that broke out during a protest outside a hotel used to house asylum seekers in Dublin was planned online, Irish police have said. Six people were arrested after Gardaí (Irish police) were attacked with bricks, fireworks and glass bottles at the Citywest Hotel, in Saggart, on Tuesday evening.

Six people have been arrested after Irish police were attacked with bricks, fireworks and glass bottles at a protest outside a hotel used to house asylum seekers in Dublin.

The anti-immigration protest comes as Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan said there is no ongoing threat to public safety in Saggart and no correlation between crime levels and the presence of asylum s...