Three injured after fight breaks out at refugee centre in Dublin 7 months ago

Three injured after fight breaks out at refugee centre in Dublin

It is reported that the incident involved two groups of men.

Three people were left injured after a fight broke out at a refugee centre in Dublin on Monday (23 January).

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The public order incident occurred at the International Protection Centre in Citywest at around 6.30 pm.

In a statement to JOE, Gardaí said they received reports of a disturbance involving a large group of males.

According to various reports, the incident involved two groups of men fighting.

A Garda spokesperson said a number of Garda units attended the scene and that order was subsequently restored.

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Two people were taken to hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

Meanwhile, another person received an injury that did not require further medical treatment.

Gardaí said they remained at the scene with a "high-visibility presence" throughout the evening.

They added that investigations into the public order incident are ongoing.

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