VIDEO: Garda produces baton and strikes elderly man at NAMA protest in Gorey

Disturbing scenes from Gorey in County Wexford.

There were tense scenes in Gorey as a range of community members and activists from Wexford, Wicklow and Dublin took part in a protest against the auction of NAMA properties. A member of An Garda Siochána is filmed by journalist John Rooney attempting to arrest one of the protesters, who refuses to give his name on the basis that he hasn't been properly quoted a charge. Pandemonium breaks loose as the camera pans around to chaotic scenes in the room. The footage moves back to a Garda extending his baton and violently striking an elderly man, whose arms are by his side.

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Here is the video in full.

Watch in full! - Garda attack on peaceful protest at an auction in Gorey, Co. Wexford against the illegal selling of NAMA properties. (Video copyright of John Rooney) Posted by An Spréach: Housing Action Collective on Thursday, 12 November 2015

A Garda spokesman told JOE on Friday morning: "We are aware of an incident that took place yesterday in Gorey, County Wexford. Gardaí arrested a man in his 30s in relation to a public order incident. He was released yesterday evening and file is being sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

"We don't comment on videos posted on social media by third parties, but if someone has a complaint to make to the Garda Ombudsman Commission they are free to do so."