Roads still closed as gardai remain in place at site earmarked for asylum seekers in Dublin

Gardaí remain at the scene of a site in north Dublin that is due to be developed to house asylum seekers due to a serious public order incident.

It was earlier reported that gardai and fire service personnel came under attack with missiles at the former Crown Paints factory in Coolock.

There is a significant garda presence in place, which includes several Garda Public Order Units.

Several people have been arrested, and are currently in custody at garda stations in Dublin, pursuant to Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. 

The Malahide Road at Coolock is currently closed in both directions, and local diversions are in place. It is the intention to re-open the Malahide Road as soon as it safe to do so. 

This operation remains ongoing and further updates will be issued in due course.