Dublin braced for more violent protests outside asylum hotel

Irish police are bracing for fresh disturbances outside a Dublin hotel that houses asylum seekers and has become a flashpoint for anti-immigrant activists.

- Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

Gardaí deployed near the Citywest hotel yesterday in anticipation of another possible standoff with mobs who on Tuesday and Wednesday night threw fireworks and missiles and set a police vehicle on fire.

In a statement the police force, An Garda Síochána, urged people to stay away from violent protest. “This is not fun and games and entertainment for social media,” he said. “The choices and reckless decisions you may make, to get involved or caught up in these events may have serious consequences and adversely affect the course of your future.”