Internal Garda review to prepare force for expected Patrick's Day protest

Gardaí do believe there were people at last Saturday’s protest on Dublin’s Grafton St that “orchestrated the violence”. Picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

The report of a high-level internal Garda review into last Saturday’s violent protest in Dublin is being prepared for the Commissioner by the end of next week to ensure the force is ready for an expected anti-lockdown protest on St Patrick’s Day.

It comes as senior garda sources pledge that there “will be good public order deployment” for today’s planned protest in Cork City and promises that “any violence will be dealt with”.