Man says anti-immigrant protesters 'threw' themselves in front of his car

Stephen Bedford, 36, was charged with dangerous driving after a protester was hospitalised on Thursday.

Stephen Bedford, 36, was charged with dangerous driving after a protester was hospitalised on Thursday. Picture: Paddy Cummins

An audio-visual technician has denied intentionally driving into a group of anti-immigration protesters in Dublin, claiming that they "threw" themselves in front of his car.

Stage rigger Stephen Bedford, 36, with an address at a hostel on Usher's Quay, Dublin 8, was charged with dangerous driving after a protester was hospitalised on Thursday.