High Court hears drones are being used to deliver unlit petrol bombs to Coolock protest site

The judge heard that there is a 'crackle of violence' between the firms’ employees or contractors and protestors that gardaí fear will spark into flames at a given point

'Incendiary devices' seized on Monday by gardaí following public disorder in Coolock this month. Lawyers for the developer and leaseholder of the Malahide Road site said incendiary devices were found near the property and it seems these were dropped off by drones ready for collection by individuals. Photo: An Garda Síochána/PA

Drones may have been used to deliver unlit petrol bombs to the former Crown Paints warehouse in Coolock, Dublin, which has been earmarked to house asylum seekers, the High Court has heard.

Lawyers for the developer and leaseholder of the Malahide Road site, which has been the scene of protests and considerable unrest, said incendiary devices were found near the property and it seems these were dropped off by drones ready for collection by individuals.