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This afternoon.

Dublin City centre.

Scenes from today’s clash between supporters of anti-Islam group Pegida Ireland, anti racist protestors and gardaí.

Irish Times reports:

Scuffles broke out when a small party broke away from the main gathering of anti-Pegida demonstrators and chased another group, believed to be Pegida supporters, down North Earl Street and into a discount store.

Members of the Garda Public Order Unit, approaching from Talbot Street, baton charged protesters outside the shop back towards O’Connell Street and then set up a cordon in the middle of North Earl Street.

RTÉ is to make a formal complaint after a senior staff camerman was injured “by a garda”. Laura Fitzgerald, communications manager for RTÉ news and current affairs, said “one of our cameramen was injured while working covering a demonstration and he was injured by a garda”. She said the camerman was receiving medical attention.

Meanwhile…

Ah here.

Scuffles break out at launch of anti-immigration group in Dublin (Irish Times)

Scuffles between gardaí and anti-Pegida protesters (RTE)

Previously: ‘I Prefer An Ireland Where The Overwhelming Population Is Of Ethnic Irish Origin’

Sam Boal/Rollingnews

Update:

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The day that was in it.

Video via Rabble.ie

Thanks Bit Thompson

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This afternoon.

The Regency Hotel , Swords Road, Dublin 9

One man has been shot dead while two others were seriously injured in a shooting in Dublin.

The shooting took place at 2.30pm at the Regency Hotel on the Swords Road during a weigh-in for tomorrow’s WBO European Lightweight title fight between Jamie Kavanagh v Antonio Jao Bento.

It is believed the gunmen were dressed in Garda uniforms and used semi-automatic weapons.

Detectives are trying to establish a motive for the murder but one line of inquiry is that it could be connected to the murder of Gary Hutch, who was shot dead in Spain last September.

Man dies after shooting at Dublin hotel, two others injured (RTÉ)

Sasko Lazarov/Rollingnews

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This afternoon.

The Social Democrats launch their first General Election campaign with the slogan ‘Reducing The Cost Of Living’ and a series of videos including this message (above) on corruption from Denis nemesis Catherine Murphy. Fight. etc.

Above from left: Cllr. Gary Gannon (Dublin Central), Glenna Lynch (Dublin Bay South), Anne-Marie McNally (Dublin Mid-West), Roisin Shortall TD (Dublin North-West), Cllr. Cian O’Callaghan (Dublin Bay North), Catherine Murphy TD (Kildare North) and Liam Coyne (Dublin South-Central).

Social Democrats

Sasko Lazarov/Rollingnews

Meanwhile, in Wexford

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A Wexford Soc Dem candidate Leonard Kelly-festooned BMW.

Yours for €4,500 and a first preference.

The Most Politically Experienced LPG BMW 525i EVER (DoneDeal)

Thanks Desmond

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‘sup?

Emma deValera writes:-

Broadsheet readers, who know everything, may already be aware of the Phantom Siberia Photo Girl. She had her moment of fame earlier this week, after many years languishing in a dusty collection of photos belonging to the Krasnoyarsk Regional Museum of Local Lore.

But what about the Phantom Irish Photo Boy?

I’ve been intrigued for some time about this stylish little feller romping through the photos of 60s and 70s Dublin in the Michael Walker Photo collection, National Library of Ireland. Is he a Very Junior Walker or just a random stray kid who tagged along at photo sessions?

Also, what’s up with the National Library of Ireland’s policy of brutally watermarking their photos? A very ‘commercial’ decision for a public institution intended to be for the benefit of all this country’s citizens. Perhaps their online curator has an explanation?

Anyone?

Michael Walker Collection (National Library of Ireland)