Anarchic scenes in Dublin as cars set alight in Halloween disorder

Anarchic scenes of burning cars, erratically exploding fireworks, and dangerous, high-speed driving through housing estates have been recorded in videos from Dublin on Halloween night.

Multiple cars and bins appear to have been set on fire and local gardaí have reportedly been told not to enter an area of Cherry Orchard in Dublin due to serious disorder there on Halloween night.

Chaotic scenes in Dublin on Halloween night.

Videos circulating on social media show cars being driven at high speed down the roads of a housing estate, flanked by crowds of people watching from the pavements and neighbouring gardens.

Some videos show cars being deliberately and repeatedly crashed into other vehicles on the roads.

Streets can be seen covered in debris with bonfires, burning cars and erratically exploding fireworks.

Cherry Orchard focus of incidents

The chaos appears to be centered in the Cherry Orchard area of Ballyfermot in Dublin.

But a children’s train was also seen being driven on public roads in the Malahide area of County Dublin.

Dublin Fire Brigade said it received more calls by 8pm tonight, Saturday, than over all of Halloween night last year.

Chief Fire Officer Greg O'Dwyer said they had received 347 calls up to 8pm, of which 281 were Halloween-related, RTÉ reports.

This is an increase from the 320 fire calls responded to on October 31 last year — 276 of which were Halloween-related.