A fire has broken out at a disused factory in north Dublin following a protest over the site being earmarked to house asylum seekers.
A crowd of more than 1,000 people attended the protest at the former Crown Paints factory in Coolock which witnessed violent disorder this week amid anger at the accommodation plan.
A large crowd gathered at the scene on Friday evening where a number of speeches were delivered outside the factory.
The protest then moved to the Gardai station in Coolock before returning to the factory.
People carried signs that read “Irish Lives Matter” and “The Irish People”.
A number of motorists on the Malahide Road beeped their horns in support of the protest.
There was a significant Gardai presence at the event.
The protest was organised by a group called “Coolock Says No” protesting against government plans to use the former factory to house aslyum seekers.
Organisers said in advance that it would be a peaceful event.
After a number of the protesters dispersed, a fire broke out at the site.
The former Crown Paints factory witnessed violent disorder on Monnday when Irish police came under sustained attack.
Fifteen people – 13 men and two women – appeared before a late-night sitting at the Criminal Courts of Justice on Monday, charged with a range of public order offences.
Six others appeared in court on Tuesday.
A number of Garda cars were damaged during the disturbances and public order officers used incapacitant spray on protesters who threw missiles at them.
On Thursday evening, a separate fire broke out at the site.
Dublin Fire Brigade said two fire engines had attended the scene.