Garda representatives have said Finglas was thrown into a state of “near anarchy” this week from anti-social elements latching onto protests about asylum seekers.
Two men are due in court later this morning in connection with the serious assault on two gardai in an incident in Ballyfermot, in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Stolen cars driven at speed around a Dublin housing estate have become a regular sight in an area where local gardaí say there are not enough frontline officers to uphold the law.