Scenes of 'mayhem' after five nights of disturbances  in west Dublin estate

 Firefighters extinguishing a vehicle on fire in Ballyfermot. There have been five nights of disturbances in the area.

A local councillor has described scenes of “mayhem” in a west Dublin community after five nights of so-called joyriding and street violence.

Sinn Féin councillor Daithí Doolan said he got a “box in the back of the head” by a youth in the crowd gathered to see cars speeding around the Cherry Orchard estate in Ballyfermot, including at least one that was set alight.