Gardaí deny allegations that use of force at pro-Palestine protest violated 'human rights obligations'

Garda HQ said there was 'a co-ordinated and concerted effort to physically breach the Garda cordon'. File picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

Garda headquarters has strongly rejected allegations from civil rights and university groups that Garda use of force at pro-Palestine protests near Dublin Port on October 4 violated international obligations.

The allegation was made by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the University of Galway. They had sent a team of seven observers to accompany protests.