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Irish Mirror
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Sophie Collins

Four men arrested over incident after a funeral in Ballyfermot

Four men were arrested today after an incident following a funeral in the Ballyfermot area last month.

A member of An Garda Siochana was struck with a missile during the incident and had to subsequently receive medical treatment.

Two Garda vehicles, a Community Policing Patrol Car and a Marked Patrol Car were damaged while at the event on February 20.

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An investigation was launched into the public order incident and today, gardai arrested four men.

All of them were detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, for offences related to Section 15 of the Public Order Act 1994 - namely Violent Disorder.

Three of the men - two in their 20s, and one in his 30s - have since been charged and were due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice this afternoon.

The fourth man - aged in his 20s - remains detained in a Garda station in the DMR West under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

Investigations are ongoing.

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