Ireland Man charged with public order offence after Dublin camp set alight
Violent clashes broke out between anti-immigration protesters and supporters of asylum seekers on the evening of Friday 12 May 2023 at a makeshift camp on a cul-de-sac off Sandwith Street, Dublin 2, near the International Protection Office. Tents and pallets were set on fire in a laneway, though no one was injured. A man in his 30s was arrested under the Public Order Act that evening and has since been charged with a public order offence. He is due to appear before Dublin District Court later in May 2023.
- Reported12 May
2 reports - Arrested13 May
- Charged13 May
2 reports - In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Violent clashes occurred between anti-immigration protesters and supporters of asylum seekers near a makeshift camp.
- Tents and pallets at the camp were set on fire in a laneway.
- Where
- The incident took place at a small cul-de-sac off Sandwith Street, near the International Protection Office, Dublin 2.
- When
- The clashes occurred on the evening of Friday 12 May 2023, though one report published on 12 May described them as happening 'last night' (11 May).
- Cause
- Tensions between anti-immigration protesters and those who came to support asylum seekers escalated into violence.
- Investigation
- Gardaí launched an investigation at Pearse Street Garda Station and confirmed no formal complaints were made to officers.
- Charges
- A man in his 30s was arrested under the Public Order Act and charged with a public order offence.
- In court
- The man is due to appear before Dublin District Court later in May 2023.
- Other details
- No one was injured in the incident.
29 statements extracted from the articles
- whatViolent clashes occurred after a large group of protesters gathered near the tents. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatTents belonging to homeless refugees were damaged. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatFires were started in a laneway during the protest. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA man in his 30s was arrested in connection with protests at an asylum seekers' encampment in Dublin. (extra.ie)
- whatTents at a refugee camp were set on fire in an attack. (extra.ie)
- whatTents were set on fire after violent clashes near Sandwith Street. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe incident happened at a small encampment on Sandwith Street, near the International Protection Office. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe incident took place in the Sandwith Street area of Dublin 2. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe camp was in a small cul-de-sac off Sandwith Street near the International Protection Office. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe clashes occurred the evening before the article was published on 12 May 2023. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe incident took place on the evening of Friday 12 May 2023. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe clashes escalated on a Friday. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe man was arrested on Friday evening. (dublinlive.ie)
- causeTensions were between anti-immigration protesters and people who came to support asylum seekers. (irishmirror.ie)
- causeA protest had been called against people camping at the back of the derelict St Andrew’s Court flats. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationGardaí launched an investigation into the violent scenes. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationThe investigation is being carried out at Pearse Street Garda Station. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationGardaí said no formal complaints were made to officers. (dublinlive.ie)
- investigationGardaí engaged with those present, and one man was later arrested. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí confirmed fires were started in the area where the asylum seekers had built their camp. (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeThe man was arrested under the Public Order Act. (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeA man has been charged with a public order offence. (dublinlive.ie)
- courtThe man has been charged to appear before Dublin District Court later this month. (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe man was charged to appear before Dublin District Court later this month. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe site was one where refugees had been sleeping rough. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherLocal TD Chris Andrews described the violence as completely unacceptable. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherNo one was in the laneway when the fires were set and no one was injured. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherLeo Varadkar condemned the attack. (extra.ie)
- otherNo one was injured. (dublinlive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 14 May2023Man charged with public order offence after asylum camp set alight
First report. Gives the charge against a man in his 30s, the location near the International Protection Office, and that the man was due before Dublin District Court later this month.
suspect, 30s, male - 13 May2023Leo Varadkar Condemns Attack On Refugee Camp After Tents Set On Fire
The article body is missing; only the headline and a template fragment are present. The headline reports an attack on a refugee camp in which tents were set on fire, condemned by Leo Varadkar.
- 13 May2023Man, 30s, Arrested In Connection To Protests At Asylum Seekers' Encampment In Dublin
Article body is empty template code. Only the headline states the arrest, the age range and the location. No existing case matches this arrest.
suspect, 30s, male - 13 May2023Sandwith Street scenes condemned as Gardai confirm arrest
Reports that one man was arrested under the Public Order Act over the Sandwith Street protest, that he has been charged to appear at Dublin District Court, and that tents and pallets were set alight. No names are given.
suspect, 30s, male - 12 May2023Gardai launch investigation after violent clash near tents of refugees in Dublin
Adds that the clashes happened on the evening before publication (11 May by the article's 'last night'), that the investigation is being carried out at Pearse Street Garda Station, that no formal complaints were made to gardaí, and that local TD Chris Andrews condemned the violence. Names no suspects. The existing record dates the incident 12 May.