Ireland Windows smashed during protests at Ballybrack building
On 18 July 2023, protests took place outside a building in Ballybrack, a south Dublin village, that was reported to be being refurbished for refugees. The demonstrations began around lunchtime and continued into the evening, with around 100 people reportedly protesting, and an eyewitness said fireworks, eggs and other missiles were thrown at the building during the day, breaking several windows. Gardaí attended the scene and later said they were continuing to investigate the incident as criminal damage. The sources do not report any arrest or charge, and the latest development is that gardaí said they were continuing their investigation.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A building being refurbished for refugees was reported as badly damaged.
- Where
- The protests took place outside a building in Ballybrack, a village in south Dublin.
- When
- The demonstrations started around lunchtime on 18 July 2023 and continued into the evening.
- The windows were smashed during the protest on Tuesday night, 18 July 2023.
- Cause
- An eyewitness saw fireworks, eggs and other missiles thrown at the building throughout the day, resulting in several broken windows.
- Weapon
- The missiles thrown at the building included fireworks and eggs.
- Other details
- A witness said there were around 100 people protesting in the village.
- Sources say several prominent far-right activists were in attendance earlier in the day.
- Roads into Ballybrack were closed as the demonstrations continued.
- Investigation
- Gardaí said they remained at the scene of an ongoing incident and had no further comment at that time.
- Gardaí said they were continuing to investigate the incident as criminal damage.
15 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA building being refurbished for refugees has been reported as badly damaged. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatSeveral windows of the building were broken. (dublinlive.ie)
- whatFireworks, eggs and other missiles were thrown at the building during the day. (dublinlive.ie)
- whereThe protests are taking place in a south Dublin village. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe protests took place outside a building in Ballybrack. (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe demonstrations started around lunchtime outside the building and continued into the evening. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe windows were smashed during the protest on Tuesday night. (dublinlive.ie)
- causeAn eyewitness saw fireworks, eggs and other missiles thrown at the building, resulting in several broken windows. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí said they remained at the scene of an ongoing incident that began earlier in the day. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí said they had no further comment at that time. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí said they were continuing to investigate the incident of criminal damage. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherThe witness said there were around 100 people protesting in the village. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherSources say several prominent far-right activists were in attendance earlier in the day. (irishmirror.ie)
- otherAbout 100 people were protesting in the village on the evening of the protest. (dublinlive.ie)
- otherSeveral prominent far-right activists were reportedly in attendance earlier in the day. (dublinlive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 19 Jul2023Protests in Ballybrack at 'refugees' building as windows smashed
Reports the protest at the Ballybrack building and the smashed windows. The article also mentions a separate brick thrown through a councillor's home the previous night, which is not included in this record.
- 18 Jul2023Ballybrack protest as building allegedly being refurbished for refugees damaged
First report of the protest at the Ballybrack building and the alleged damage, including broken windows from missiles thrown at it.