Notable figure in anti-immigrant march arrested over alleged garda assault

The accused engaged in verbal abuse of the gardaí before going over to the driver’s window, which was open, where he allegedly grabbed the car keys and took them. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA 

A notable figure in an anti-immigrant march in Dublin city centre on Monday afternoon was arrested later that night, after he allegedly punched a garda a number of times in the face.

The incident on Monday night started after the man began shouting at uniform gardaí sitting inside a stationary patrol car in Dublin’s north inner city just before midnight.