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Gardaí close off the road at River Lodge, also known as Trudder House, in Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow. Six people were arrested after gardaí 'came under attack' last night from some protesters at a site earmarked to accommodate international protection applicants. Photograph: Collins
Gardaí close off the road at River Lodge, also known as Trudder House, in Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow. Six people were arrested after gardaí 'came under attack' last night from some protesters at a site earmarked to accommodate international protection applicants. Photograph: Collins

Gardaí ‘attacked’ at Wicklow site earmarked for asylum seekers

Six people have been arrested after gardaí “came under attack” by a group of protesters at a site earmarked to accommodate international protection applicants in Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow, on Thursday.

Video footage posted on social media showed a large Garda presence and a number of protesters grappling with members of the force. Other protesters chanted “shame on you” towards gardaí.

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