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# Newtownmountkennedy

Last week
28th April 2024 - 4th May 2024
Gardaí investigating video showing migrant men being told to leave Newtownmountkennedy
From private Facebook groups to a clash with gardaí: Inside the Newtownmountkennedy standoff
The Journal visited Newtownmountkennedy in recent days to speak to locals and organisers, after the protests reached fever pitch last Thursday night.
The Journal's reporter Eoghan Dalton also spoke on-the-record and at length with two supporters of the protest.
Plus, Stephen McDermott examines the social media posts used to gather support for the ongoing demonstration.
Debunked: Image of Garda standoff shared after Newtownmountkennedy protests is AI-generated
Asylum seekers unaware of any plans to clear tents on Dublin's Mount Street
Protesters march through Newtown again opposing asylum seeker accommodation nearby
Last month
April 2024
Anti-asylum seeker protesters march through Newtownmountkennedy chanting 'Newtown says no'
Taoiseach and Justice Minister condemn attacks on gardaí at public order incident in Wicklow
Newtownmountkennedy: Four charged as Garda Inspector tells court violence was 'prolonged and extremely dangerous'
Timeline: What happened in Newtownmountkennedy yesterday evening?
Newtownmountkennedy: Five charged as Garda Commissioner condemns 'unacceptable' scenes
Drew Harris said gardaí were attacked with stones and patrol vehicles had windows smashed, with one being smashed with an axe.
All time
1,500-year-old human remains found during building work in Co Wicklow
Three men charged after tools stolen from building site
One of the country's top golf courses, Druids Glen, has gone into examinership
Man dies in single car collision in Wicklow
Witnesses sought after boy, 5, injured by suspected pipe bomb
Garda dies in Wicklow road crash
Bomb squad deals with viable device in Co Wicklow