Garda hospitalised and man (20s) arrested at Coolock protest as rocks and bricks thrown

A man in his 20s has been arrested, three Gardai have been left injured with one officer hospitalised following another day of unrest in Coolock, Dublin.

A second fire also broke out at the former Crown paints factory, which has been earmarked to house asylum seekers..

Two units Dublin Fire Brigade attended the fire and brought it under control. It follows a fire at the same site last night, which gardaí are treating as suspected arson.

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A crowd of more than 1,000 people attended the protest at the former Crown Paints factory in Coolock earlier yesterday, which witnessed violent disorder this week. 

The Garda Public Order Unit also deployed to the scene in Coolock later in the evening, and objects were thrown by protestors towards the public order unit including rocks and concrete bricks. Pepper spray appeared to have been deployed by the gardaí, who said in a statement that baton use was used "as a last resort".

A section of the Malahide Road in Coolock was closed in both directions.

One man (20s) was arrested and was brought to a Garda Station in Dublin for public order offences.

Three members of An Garda Síochána were injured, with one member transferred to hospital last night for treatment of their facial injuries.

Gardaí said in a statement: "An Garda Síochána is aware of a significant degree of disinformation and inaccuracy in circulation regarding events at this location – it is advised to independently verify any of this information shared online via social media and/or through messaging apps".

"Investigations into this and other related incidents are ongoing".