16 teens arrested after organised mass brawl on Dublin street leaves locals terrified

Members of the Gardaí Síochana had to call in dog units, mounted units and the public order unit on Saturday evening in Dublin when a mass brawl broke out on a Dublin street between a group of teenagers.

The fight was arranged by the brawlers on social media, and it is reported that supporters of one League of Ireland soccer club and the Linfield FC soccer club from Belfast were involved.

Fireworks, flares and smoke bombs were all hurled in opposite directions during the melee, which took place at 7.30pm that evening in Ballinteer at Brehon Field, before spilling over onto Ballinteer Avenue.

A number of Garda units attempted to quell the violence, and a total of 16 people under the age of 19 were arrested. They were all released without charge.

There were further incidents in the area in relation to the violence however, with one man in his mid 30s being attacked by a group of youths outside a petrol station nearby. Scared customers were forced to lock themselves inside the service station to avoid the yobs. The man who was attacked suffered injuries to part of his face.

The Herald are reporting that the majority of the young men arrested had addresses in Dublin, but a number of them also had addresses in Northern Ireland.