Cormac O'Keeffe: Potential for asylum protests to take a darker turn

A large crowd descended on the Travel Lodge in Ballymun, home for more than 200 men, women, and children seeking asylum

A number of protesters banged loudly and menacingly on the front doors of the Travel Lodge in Ballymun.

There was a period during the second night of protests in Ballymun where the potential for events to take a darker turn reared its head.

When what was a large crowd, numbering many hundreds, descended on the Travel Lodge — home for over 200 men, women, and children seeking asylum — a number of protesters banged loudly and menacingly on the front doors.