Organised criminals, along with far-right figures, are playing a role in recent anti-immigrant protests, Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has said
He said this was because criminals did not want the added Garda presence which would accompany asylum seeker accommodation.
More recently a number of individuals involved in criminal gangs are believed to have taken part in violence targeting asylum seekers in the city centre. Responding to questions about the policing of protests on Sandwith Street in Dublin this month which ended with, assistant commissioner for the Dublin region Angela Willis said significant investigations were ongoing.
Legislation permitting the use of Garda body cameras is currently making its way through the Oireachtas.
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