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Case No. 1747Public order (violent protest, criminal damage, assault on gardaí) · Co. Dublin · 15 Jul 2024

Teenager arrested in ongoing investigation into Coolock anti-refugee protest

On 15 July 2024, a violent anti-refugee protest took place on Malahide Road in Coolock, North Dublin, in which a JCB digger and other items were set on fire and bricks were hurled at Gardaí. Over 30 garda cars and more than 60 members of An Garda Síochána were deployed, and the Garda Public Order Unit arrived in four vans armed with shields to disperse the crowd. On 1 May 2025, a male adult teenager was arrested as the 40th person in the ongoing investigation. He was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in North Dublin and released pending referral to the Garda Youth Diversion Programme.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested2 May
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • A JCB digger and other items were set on fire by protestors during the anti-refugee protest.
  • Bricks were hurled at Gardaí during the protest.
  • Over 30 garda cars and more than 60 members of An Garda Síochána were deployed to the scene.
  • The Garda Public Order Unit arrived in four vans armed with shields to disperse the crowd.
Where
The protest took place on Malahide Road in Coolock, North Dublin.
When
  • The violent anti-refugee protest took place on 15 July 2024.
  • The teenager was arrested on 1 May 2025.
Investigation
  • The teenager was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in North Dublin.
  • The teenager was released pending referral to the Garda Youth Diversion Programme.
Other details
The total number of arrests in the investigation is now 40.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA JCB digger and other items were set on fire by protestors (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatBricks were hurled at Gardaí during the protest (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatOver 30 garda cars and more than 60 members of An Garda Siochana were deployed to the scene (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe Garda Public Order Unit arrived in four vans armed with shields to disperse the crowd (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe total number of arrests in the investigation is now 40 (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe protest took place on Malahide Road in Coolock, North Dublin (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe violent anti-refugee protest took place on 15 July 2024 (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe teenager was arrested on 1 May 2025 (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe teenager was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in North Dublin (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe teenager was released pending referral to the Garda Youth Diversion Programme (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 2 May2025
    Arrestedirishmirror.ie, follow-up
    Gardai arrest teenager as part of ongoing probe into Coolock protests

    Reports the 40th arrest in the Coolock protest investigation: a male adult teenager detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, and released pending referral to the Garda Youth Diversion Programme.

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