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

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.

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

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.

Counter-protesters traded barbs at Grafton Street but interaction passed without incident amid significant Garda presence

HUNDREDS OF ANTI-IMMIGRATION protesters are staging a sit-down protest on O’Connell Bridge and there is a policing operation currently ongoing. The protesters gathered outside the GPO earlier and then made their way to Leinster House.

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

Gardai said 16 individuals have been charged, primarily with public order offences, along with charges of assault, criminal damage, and possession of a knife