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Case No. 5824Public order offences · Co. Dublin · 22 May 2024

Garda injured and 13 arrested at Ballyogan asylum seeker site

Unrest broke out outside a site on Ballyogan Road, about 12 kilometres south of Dublin, that is earmarked to house asylum seekers, after protesters impeded efforts to bring International Protection Applicants there. A garda member was injured and received medical treatment, and 13 people were arrested for public order offences, four men earlier and nine on the evening of Wednesday 22 May 2024. A Garda statement reported on 23 May that all 13 had been charged, and the four men arrested earlier appeared before the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin. Investigations into the incidents are ongoing.

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Key facts

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What happened
A garda member was injured and 13 people were arrested after unrest outside a Dublin site earmarked to house asylum seekers.
Where
The site is on Ballyogan Road, around 12 kilometres south of Dublin city centre.
When
  • Nine people, five men and four women, were arrested on the evening of Wednesday 22 May 2024 as unrest continued into the night.
  • Four men were arrested for public order offences at the site earlier.
Cause
Anti-refugee protesters impeded efforts to bring International Protection Applicants to the site, including a bus that was stopped from entering on the Tuesday evening.
Other details
  • A garda member received medical treatment for injuries sustained during the earlier incident.
  • On Wednesday afternoon, protesters shouted at officers as Gardaí stopped people breaking the line while taxis entered the property.
Investigation
Investigations into the incidents are ongoing.
Charges
A Garda statement said all 13 people arrested were charged.
In court
The four men arrested earlier appeared before the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA garda was injured and 13 people were arrested following unrest outside a site in Dublin earmarked to house asylum seekers. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe centre is on Ballyogan Road, around 12 kilometres south of the capital. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenGardaí arrested nine people for public order offences on the evening of Wednesday 22 May 2024. (irishmirror.ie)
  • causeAnti-refugee protesters impeded efforts to bring International Protection Applicants to the site. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations into the incidents are ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)
  • chargeAll those arrested were charged. (irishmirror.ie)
  • courtThe four men arrested earlier appeared before the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherFour men were arrested for public order offences at the site earlier. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherA garda member was injured during the earlier incident and received medical treatment. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherUnrest continued into the night, leading to a further nine arrests, five men and four women. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 23 May2024
    Chargedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Garda injured and 13 arrested after standoff at Ballyogan asylum seeker site

    Reports the arrests and garda injury at the Ballyogan site over the Tuesday and Wednesday unrest, and the Garda statement that all 13 were charged.

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