Activists intend to press ahead with Black Lives Matter protests this weekend in solidarity with demonstrations in the United States over the death of George Floyd.
That's despite a Garda investigation into alleged breaches of social distancing guidelines after thousands gathered in Dublin on Bank Holiday Monday and marched on the American Embassy in Ballsbridge.
Gardaí say they took the names and addresses of some protesters as part of a "graduated policing response" and that organisers were not prepared for the scale of the crowd that arrived.
Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall says the unexpectedly large turnout shows the strength of feeling on the issue;
"I don't know what there is to investigate other than for the Gardaí to liaise with the organisers and ensure that there isn't a repeat of what happened in the last couple of days.
People have a right to protest, obviously feelings are running very high about racism, the US."
American unrest
Meanwhile protestors have again taken to the streets in many parts of America, defying curfews in several cities.
It's the eighth night of unrest over the death of a black man in police custody.
George Floyd died after an officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes in Minneapolis last week.
