Garda requests to media for Coolock unrest images 'dangerous' for journalists

Media outlets have in recent days received requests from An Garda Síochána to provide images it had taken of the unrest last week in Coolock. File photo: Niall Carson/PA

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has urged gardaí to withdraw requests to media to provide images of recent public disorder in Dublin, warning it could have “potentially dangerous consequences” for journalists.

Media outlets have in recent days received requests from An Garda Síochána to provide images it had taken of the unrest last week in Coolock. Similar requests were made of journalists in the wake of the Dublin riots last November.