Three Gardaí left injured amid further unrest in Coolock
‘Rocks, concrete bricks and other objects’ were thrown at Gardaí. Three Gardaí were injured and one man in his 20s was arrested amid further unrest in Coolock on Friday (19 July). A fire broke out at the former Crown Paints factory in the north Dublin area on Friday evening following a protest against it being […]
1 year ago
Taoiseach Simon Harris slams ‘sheer thuggery’ following shocking Coolock clashes
“I’ve had it up to here with this ‘whataboutery’”. Taoiseach Simon Harris has slammed the ‘sheer thuggery’ following shocking scenes in Coolock on Monday. Up to 19 people were arrested and 15 were charged before courts since violence broke out in the Dublin suburb on Monday afternoon. The incident happened after Gardaí cleared an encampment […]
1 year ago
15 people charged in connection with Coolock public order incident
Over 200 Gardaí were at the scene. 15 people have been charged following a “serious public order incident” in Coolock on Monday. Shocking scenes unfolded on Monday after anti-asylum seeker protests erupted into violence which saw a JCB set on fire and bricks thrown at gardaí. Over 200 members of An Garda Síochána rushed to the […]
1 year ago
Pedestrian killed following collision with motorcycle on busy Dublin road
The motorcyclist was uninjured. A woman in her 40s has died after being hit my a motorcycle on a busy Dublin road in Wednesday evening. The incident occurred shortly before 7.15pm on the R139 at Belcamp, Coolock. The woman was taken to Beaumont Hospital with serious injuries but was pronounced deceased. The motorcyclist was uninjured. […]
1 year ago
Two men hospitalised following shooting in Dublin takeaway
The incident happened just a few minutes after New Year’s celebrations began. In a press release by the Garda Press Office, they confirmed that Gardaí at Coolock in Dublin are investigating a shooting incident which occurred at a food take away premises at the Edenmore Shopping Centre in Dublin 5 at approximately 00.22am this morning […]
7 years ago
PIC: Gardai open investigation after car driven into Dublin gym and set alight
A car was crashed into FLYEfit gym in Coolock and set alight last night. The Gardai are investigating the incident as an arson attack. Photos from the scene, posted to Twitter, reveal extensive fire damage done to the front of the building. The FLYEfit Coolock branch posted a message to their Facebook, notifying FLYE members […]
10 years ago