Thousands participate in Dublin anti-immigration protest and counter demo

Counter protestors gather outside the GPO in Dublin ahead of planned nationalist protests at the Garden of Rememberance. Picture: Dylan O'Neill

Thousands of people participated in an anti-immigration protest in Dublin city centre on Saturday, after Conor McGregor posted on social media in support of the march.

There was a heightened garda presence in the Irish capital for the protest and counter demonstration which disrupted traffic on some of the main thoroughfares through the city.