A man in his 20s was arrested, and three gardaí were injured following unrest at a disused factory in Coolock, Dublin. The factory, set to house around 500 international protection applicants (IPAs), caught fire on Friday night after a protest earlier in the day. This was the third fire at the site this week, following … Read more
Gardai have launched a criminal probe into what they suspect to be an arson attack on the former Crown Paints factory in north Dublin’s Coolock. The blaze broke out just after 9pm on Thursday at the site, which was being refurbished to house over 500 asylum seekers. Dublin Fire Brigade contained the fire in the … Read more
Disturbances have broken out at a former Crown Paints factory in Coolock, Dublin, where work was set to begin for housing International Protection applicants. Several fires were lit at the site, causing Gardaí to divert traffic around the Malahide Road. Footage on social media shows a fire near an excavator and trees, with masked individuals … Read more