East Wall locals have slammed the "embarrassing" protests calling for the removal of refugees from a former ESB office block.
A group of local residents and far right activists have been protesting outside the office block on the East Wall Road for a couple of weeks. It is understood around 100 refugees have been moved into the converted offices. The demonstrations escalated on Monday when protestors blocked traffic using the Port Tunnel.
The group, known as the East Wall Protest Committee, vowed yesterday to continue to block the tunnel every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 5pm until their demands are met. Local Social Democrat TD Gary Gannon has claimed the protest has become a "far-right rally" because of outsiders coming in to "hijack" the demonstration.
