Several people are due to appear before courts in Dublin on Friday following Thursday's anti-immigration protest and anti-racism counter-protest.

At least six people have been arrested as gardaí cleared protesters off O'Connell Bridge in Dublin city centre this afternoon.

HUNDREDS OF ANTI-IMMIGRATION protesters are staging a sit-down protest on O’Connell Bridge and there is a policing operation currently ongoing. The protesters gathered outside the GPO earlier and then made their way to Leinster House.

Counter-protesters traded barbs at Grafton Street but interaction passed without incident amid significant Garda presence

Sixteen people have been charged following protests in Dublin city yesterday. The charges include possession of a knife, assault and criminal damage. 100 Gardaí were drafted in yesterday evening to deal with anti and pro-immigration protests in the city centre.

A total of 22 people were arrested after anti-immigration protesters blocked the O’Connell Bridge in central Dublin leading to travel chaos for commuters on Thursday.

Some 19 arrests were made across the day and Garda public order units deployed as Irish flag-waving protesters objecting to Government immigration policies staged the sit-down demonstration on O’Connell Bridge.