15 charged after anti-immigration rioting in Coolock appear in court

Justice Minister Helen McEntee has said those involved in the violent protests in North Dublin on Monday will face the 'full rigours of the law'

Protesters threw rocks at the gardaí outside the former Crown Paints factory during rioting in Coolock, Dublin, on Monday. Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins Photos

Some 15 people appeared in court late on Monday night after a day of rioting in Dublin culminated in a Garda vehicle, JCB, and mattresses being set on fire on the grounds of a building earmarked for asylum seekers in Coolock.

Gardaí made the arrests following vicious clashes with anti-immigration protesters.