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Stories realting to unrest in Coolock, Dublin in 2024 over protests around old Crown Paints factory being prepared as accommodation for international protection applicants
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Judge said three plaintiffs’ legal documents were ‘awash in meaningless conspiracy theories’
Site was scene of violence and unrest over plans to develop it into accommodation
Judge is told a ‘residual’ protest remains outside the former factory, which is due to house asylum seekers
Tanáiste was responding to new footage of protests broadcast by RTÉ on Thursday night
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Three members of the public seek to restrain former warehouse from being redeveloped to house mostly Ukrainians
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High Court has judged that the Irish Government is breaching asylum seekers’ human rights
‘Professional’ protesters at recent anti-immigration events used tactics popular among far right in EU and US, security sources say
The group’s main tactic is to blanket an area with flyers and posters featuring extreme anti-Semitic imagery and conspiracy theories about Jewish people
About 60 people have gathered, although Coolock Says No says it did not organise the protest
Analysis shows accommodation centres are located in areas ranging from very affluent to extremely disadvantaged
Policing Authority told some protesters in Coolock, opposed to use of former Crown Paints factory, had genuine concerns but were ‘infiltrated’ by ‘troublemakers’
Micheál Martin says recents attacks on gardaí former Crown Paints factory in Coolock represents attack on the State and its citizens
Landlords argued Crown Paints was required to pay market rent for over four years before leaving premises in 2022
‘Crackle of violence’ could spark into flames at site being developed as accommodation for mainly Ukrainians
SF seeks end to ‘two-tier system’ favouring Ukrainians and calls for ‘audit’ of services before asylum seekers are moved into any area
Devices risk ‘serious harm to human life as well as criminal damage to property’, gardaí say
Separately a number of arrests were made in Dundalk, Co Louth, after anti-immigrant protesters and a counter-protest took place, with members of the Public Order Unit separating the two groups
Force cannot provide ‘free security service’ for large former Crown Paints building at centre of protest, sources say
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Gardaí believe arsonists have been scaling a fence, setting fires and escaping before flames are noticed
Sinn Fein president called for engagement over community concerns on site of international protection accommodation
Hundreds of people gather at the former Crown Paints factory on Malahide Road, earmarked for international protection applicants
If you are convinced your community is being ‘invaded’, it becomes easier to justify violence. Disinformation is an accelerant that incites hate and fuels extremism
Simon Harris says everyone is entitled to protest but not to ‘lawlessness’
Male international protection applicants advised to find less visible locations to camp as tension expected to rise on Friday night
A perceived lack of consultation about immigration is cited repeatedly by local residents when asked about root cause of unrest
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Two units of Dublin Fire Brigade are attending the scene
Gardaí are assessing footage of the discussion, along with hundreds of hours of CCTV footage
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