ICCL urges Government to devise safe protest guidelines

Last Saturday, three gardaí were injured and 24 people were arrested following an anti-lockdown march in Dublin that descended into chaos. File photo: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

Violent protests which saw gardaí attacked with fireworks and bottles last Saturday, with more planned for this weekend, have sparked an urgent call on the Government to devise safe protest guidelines.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called for the Minister for Justice to issue guidelines, which they say should both protect the public and An Garda Síochána.