Up to 20 asylum seekers were involved in a major violent disorder incident at a hotel in Killarney on New Year's Day, a court heard.
Eight men, including four Algerian men and four Georgian men, appeared before Killarney District Court charged with violent disorder on Tuesday.
The court heard that up to 15 men from Georgia and a smaller group of Algerian men were involved in the incident at Hotel Killarney, which is being used as a direct provision centre, on Sunday.
