Programme shows staff coming under attack and being subject to sustained abuse by protesters
At the policing authority on Thursday Garda Commissioner Drew Harris faced questioning over the force's response to the violence. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins
The programme aired last week as part of an RTÉ Investigates show called Inside the Riots. It shows staff, and the site, coming under physical attack and being subject to sustained racist abuse by protesters. It also shows security staff increasingly fearful over the delay in Garda response. The commissioner said RTÉ's footage will now be examined for evidence of further offences and that more arrests may follow as a result. Mr Harris said he understands and appreciates that journalists cannot hand over their footage to gardaí in the absence of a court order.
However, the assistant commissioner said the contractor was “adamant” that the operation go ahead on that day.
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