Sarah Harte: Restricting fundamental rights requires careful consideration

It is neither easy nor straightforward to maintain the balance between maintaining public order and the right to protest, but we must always guard against eroding what is a core 'condition of democracy' without good reason

Activists protesting against the housing of refugees in Ballymun. Picture: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie

Last week, tensions surrounding the right to protest were once more under the spotlight.

Protests outside an accommodation centre in Ballymun where asylum seekers are being housed were among a string of protests that took place across Dublin and in Co Cork.