Watch: Gardaí make arrest after flare lit while they disperse crowd throwing bottles in Cork city

The large crowd threw bottles and beer cans at gardaí during the incident on Washington Street

Sources said that gardaí responding to the incident had to call in back-up from across the city for crowd control duties because of the size of the group which gathered at the Washington Street/Crosse Street junction area.

A youth has been arrested in Cork city after a flare was lit in a crowded area of Cork city centre last night.

Bottles and beer cans were also thrown at gardaí during the incident on Washington Street.