A moment of silence was held on Cappagh Rd in Finglas last night where a young woman was sexually assaulted on Friday. The huge crowd then marched to the Garda station and expressed their frustrations over safety in their community.

Gardaí talked to two local women privately who were they have a suspect in the assault but couldn't provide details.

Detective Garda Mark Ferris of the GRA has told the Examiner that gardaí are now "effectively on the frontline of what could almost be classed as an emerging conflict" and described recent protests in Finglas as "a state of near anarchy".

Protesters have been demanding to know why gardaí aren't vetting any asylum seekers but there seems to be reluctance to inform them that gardaí aren't allowed to request info about asylum seekers from any country they have alleged to have fled.

This is a political decision they're not responsible for, but if the Garda are to be a politicised police force, they should be instructed how to field political questions.

Macroom community members blocked access to work trucks trying to enter a site where modular homes are to built for asylum seekers today.

The site is situated next to St. Colman's Cemetery, across the road from the Riverside Park Hotel which was used as a base for prostitutes after being converted into an asylum centre in 2019.

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