Gardaí are bracing themselves for a possible repeat of the violence from right-wing extremists that was witnessed at an ‘anti-mask’ protest three weeks ago. Separately, gardaí have identified suspected organisers of last Saturday’s protest on Dublin’s Grafton Street, during which hundreds of ‘anti-mask’ protestors staged a sit down on the pedestrianised street. Gardaí in the city centre are worried that there could be similar violence this weekend to that which occurred on the edges of an ‘anti-mask’ demonstration outside Leinster House on September 12. Gardaí dismissed allegations from far-right groups that there was no assault and that fake blood was used. Images of the protest on Dublin’s premier shopping street were circulated online, including by staff at shops along it.

Source: Irish Examiner October 05, 2020 21:56 UTC