Overview
- Gardaí arrested 23 people after a second consecutive night of clashes outside the Citywest accommodation center in Saggart, southwest of Dublin.
- Officers were pelted with bricks, bottles and fireworks as crowds confronted police, with two Garda members injured and dispersal tactics including charges and tear gas reported.
- The previous night saw at least six arrests and a police van set on fire, bringing known arrests across both nights to 29.
- Protests followed reports of an alleged sexual assault on a 10-year-old in state care, with local media identifying the suspect as a 26-year-old asylum seeker who has appeared in court.
- Senior officials condemned the violence, and the justice minister said further arrests would follow as investigations continue.