Watch: Scenes from the Citywest riots

Violent clashes occured outside Citywest hotel, which houses asylum seekers, on Tuesday evening. The protest followed an alleged sexual assault on nearby Garter Lane in Saggart on Monday. Approximately 1,000 protesters gathered outside the hotel where a garda van was set on fire, and bricks and fireworks were thrown at gardaí policing the demonstration. A total of six people were arrested at the scene.