Campaigners opposed to the redevelopment of the 1916 Moore Street battlefield site in Dublin have been accused of illegally entering the site.
Activists from the Save Moore Street campaign said repeated calls for an independent inspection of the preservation and construction works on the old terrace have been refused by Government officials.
A number of people from the group entered the site and recorded some of the work being carried out where the 1916 Rising leaders held their last council of war.
It said about 300 photos and videos were taken inside the buildings.
The group claimed a banner put up to commemorate the centenary of the rebellion had damaged external brickwork.
The Department of Arts and Heritage said it had reported the campaigners to the Garda.
“The people concerned, who have not been identified, vacated the site after the intervention of gardaí,” a spokesman said.
A spokesperson for the Save Moore Street campaigners said: “No harm on the part of the campaigners came to this declared National Monument.” – (PA)