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

Two Garda Public Order Units were deployed to clear protesters who had staged a sit-down protest on O’Connell Bridge

Dublin City Centre brought traffic in the area to a standstill. A group of anti-immigration protestors staged a sit-down protest on O’Connell Bridge after they marched from O’Connell Street to the Dáil and back again.

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 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.

There are two protests happening in Dublin city centre. An anti-immigration protest is currently taking place on O'Connell Street as the main street has been shut to traffic. Across the river, an anti-racism counter protest is taking place off Grafton Street.