SIXTEEN PEOPLE ARE to appear in court charged with public order offences at a protest in Dublin yesterday. Gardaí had arrested 22 people yesterday as part of a policing operation in response to an anti-immigration protest in the city centre.

Several people are due to appear before courts in Dublin on Friday following Thursday's anti-immigration protest and anti-racism counter-protest.

Irish police on Thursday arrested 19 people in Dublin after anti-immigration protesters blocked the main bridge in the capital for hours at peak traffic time. The bridge blockade during the evening rush hour followed a march by the around 500 anti-immigration protesters through central Dublin to the Irish parliament.

A total of 22 people were arrested after anti-immigration protesters blocked the O’Connell Bridge in central Dublin leading to travel chaos for commuters on Thursday.

Gardaí were required to respond to a number of public order incidents in Dublin during the anti-immigration protest and anti-racism counter-protest on Thursday, September 19.

Sixteen people have been charged following protests in Dublin city yesterday. The charges include possession of a knife, assault and criminal damage. 100 Gardaí were drafted in yesterday evening to deal with anti and pro-immigration protests in the city centre.

Sixteen people have been charged with a range of offences including assault, criminal damage and possession of a knife