Gardaí make 19 arrests after public order incidents at Dublin protests

Thursday saw several gatherings across the capital as anti-immigration demonstrators and anti-racism activists staged rival events

Gardaí form a barrier between protesters and counter-protesters on Grafton St.  Picture: PA

A total of 19 people were arrested as gardaí dealt with public order incidents during planned protests in Dublin on Thursday.

Several anti-immigration protesters were forcibly removed from O'Connell St Bridge in the city centre after gardaí moved to break up a sit-down demonstration there.