Frontline gardaí demand tougher stance on violent Citywest protesters after officers injured

Protesters throw fireworks at Gardai officers near the Citywest Hotel in Saggart, as disturbances have flared outside the Dublin hotel which used to house asylum seekers. Picture:Niall Carson/PA Wire

Frontline gardaí have called on management to adopt a “more robust response” to violent protesters to protect members from serious injury.

The appeal from the Garda Representative Association (GRA) follows a second night of rioting by anti-migrant protesters outside the Citywest asylum accommodation centre in west Dublin.