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Woman Arrested As Gardaí Deployed To Thornton Hall

Emma Tyrrell
Emma Tyrrell

07:14 15 Aug 2024


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A woman is due in court this morning in connection with public order offences at Thornton Hall in north Dublin.

It comes as gardaí are deployed to the site that is due to house asylum seekers.

Gardaí yesterday assisted IPAS and contractors at the site in Kilsallaghan as work starts on accommodation for international protection applicants.

Teams of gardaí were deployed at different locations around the perimeter while crowd control fencing and concrete structures have been erected according to the Irish Times.

It's part of efforts to avoid the violent scenes that emerged at the old Crown Paints factory in Coolock.

A woman in her 50s was arrested for public order offences and is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice this morning.

In an unusual step, Gardaí tackling misinformation being spread, say they have not been involved in secretly moving international protection applicants in, clarifying none were at the site.

The land, that was bought almost 20 years ago, was originally due to be turned into a new prison.

Image: Barry Whyte

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