Irish police arrested 24 people following a second consecutive night of violent unrest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Saggart, southwest of Dublin.
Authorities told The Irish Times that 22 adults and two minors were taken into custody in connection with the clashes.
Three police officers were hospitalized with minor injuries after being struck during the disturbances. Police estimate that around 500 people were present when stones, fireworks, glass bottles, and wooden planks were thrown at officers.
The unrest followed the arrest of a 26-year-old man, reportedly an asylum seeker, who was charged with sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl near the hotel early Monday.