Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has condemned the violent scenes at a makeshift camp in Dublin city centre where international protection applicants are sleeping in tents.
A number of homeless refugees had set up camp on a small cul-de-sac off Upper Sandwith Street in the south inner city. Footage shared on social media showed anti-migrant protesters gathering at the camp on Thursday and Friday anc clashing with those who turned up to voice their support for refugees.
Videos of several men dissembling the makeshift shelter on Friday evening has been shared widely online, with wooden materials and pallets set alight near the camp.
