Ireland Gardaí search properties over attack on Dublin migrant camp
On 12 May 2023, a group confronted asylum seekers sleeping rough at a makeshift camp on Sandwith Street, Dublin 2, and the violence ended with the campsite being set on fire; no one was injured. Gardaí said the incident would be the subject of a very active criminal investigation, and one man in his 30s was arrested during the protests under the Public Order Act. On Thursday 15 June 2023, gardaí carried out two searches in the Dublin area, seizing electronic evidence including at least one device from a Finglas home, and no arrests were made in those searches. The investigation into public order and criminal damage is continuing, and investigators are still trying to identify the ringleaders and instigators.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Gardaí are investigating an attack on a makeshift migrant camp in Dublin city centre.
- A group confronted asylum seekers who were sleeping rough at the camp.
- Where
- The camp was on Sandwith Street, Dublin 2.
- When
- The incident occurred on 12 May 2023.
- Cause
- The violence ended with the campsite being set on fire.
- Other details
- No one was injured in the incident.
- One man in his 30s was arrested during the protests under the Public Order Act.
- Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said the incident would be the subject of a very active criminal investigation.
- Investigation
- Investigators are trying to identify the ringleaders and instigators of the violence.
- Two searches in the Dublin area on Thursday 15 June 2023 seized electronic evidence.
- During a search of a home in Finglas, gardaí seized at least one electronic device.
- One of those targeted in the searches is an active anti-immigrant protester.
- No arrests were made in the searches, and investigations into public order and criminal damage are continuing.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGardaí are investigating an attack on a makeshift migrant camp in Dublin city centre. (irishtimes.com)
- whatA group of people confronted asylum seekers who were sleeping rough on Sandwith Street. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe camp was on Sandwith Street, Dublin 2. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe incident occurred on 12 May 2023. (irishtimes.com)
- causeThe violence ended with the campsite being set on fire. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationInvestigators are trying to identify the ringleaders and instigators of the violence. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationTwo search operations were carried out in the Dublin area on Thursday. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí seized electronic evidence in the searches. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationDuring a search of a home in Finglas, gardaí seized at least one electronic device. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThere were no arrests in the searches. (irishtimes.com)
- otherNo one was injured in the incident. (irishtimes.com)
- otherGarda Commissioner Drew Harris said the incident would be the subject of a very active criminal investigation. (irishtimes.com)
- otherOne man in his 30s was arrested during the protests under the Public Order Act. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 15 Jun2023Gardaí investigating attack on migrant camp carry out searches in Dublin
Reports two Garda searches on Thursday 15 June 2023, including a search of a Finglas home where at least one electronic device was seized. States no arrests were made in the searches, that investigations are continuing, and gives background on the protests and the Special Detective Unit monitoring of far-right activists.
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