Three gardaí have been injured following another day of unrest in Coolock, North Dublin, one of whom required hospitalisation having sustained facial injuries.
A policing operation had been put in place in the Malahide Road area on Friday, ahead of a planned protest over a plan to accommodate international protection applicants at the site of the former Crown Paints factory.
Gardaí said the protest, which around 1,000 attended, passed off peacefully. However, a public order incident occurred along the Malahide Road a short time later, and both uniformed gardaí and members of the Public Order Unit were deployed.
A fire broke out at the site during this time, which was subsequently contained by Dublin Fire Brigade.
Gardaí said, during the unrest, officers were subjected to abuse from those present, and had objects, including rocks and bricks, thrown at them.
As the situation escalated, gardaí used force, involving the use of incapacitant spray and ASP batons.
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