Citywest violence: Gardai expect disorder to continue for another five days as they release bodycam footage

""We have a plan in place. That plan is in place for the next number of days and it has the capacity to, if things escalate, we graduate our response." He said body-worn cameras were "crucial" and that they released some of that footage on social media as "it's important that the public see what we're facing and the challenges of what we are doing, and I suppose it justifies the response.""

"The third night of demonstrations at Citywest Hotel took place last night and follow an alleged sexual assault on a 10-year-old girl in the vicinity of the hotel in the early hours of Monday morning. Gardaí said 31 people had been arrested, 23 of which, 21 males and two females, have appeared before the District Court. Five male juveniles who were arrested have been released and will be dealt with under the Youth Diversion Programme. Four garda members were injured and received hospital treatment but have been discharged."

Public order gardaí were deployed with riot shields for multiple nights at Citywest following an alleged sexual assault on a 10-year-old girl. Thirty-one people were arrested; 23 have appeared before the District Court (21 males and two females), and five male juveniles were released to the Youth Diversion Programme. Four gardaí were injured, received hospital treatment, and have been discharged. Fifteen e-scooters and e-bikes were seized. A policing and security operation remains in place at Citywest with a plan to scale responses if situations escalate. Body-worn camera footage was released. Community support for gardaí was strong.

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