This shocking footage shows inside the Longford Traveller after-party which went ahead despite a heavy garda presence and court order.
More than 120 guests attended the wedding party defying Covid-19 restrictions.
In the footage from social media, guests can be seen dancing and drinking together in close proximity.
The guests arrived at the marquee on Wednesday evening on the outskirts of the town, only hours after local authority chiefs obtained a circuit court order for its removal.
The Irish Mirror has also learned council chiefs engaged an outdoor security company to move in on the site but by the time they arrived a large crowd had already gathered inside the tent.
Extreme frustration and disappointment has been expressed this afternoon at how the event was allowed to proceed.
Attempts, it is understood, were made by both the council and gardai to enter into talks with both families and the marquee owner on Tuesday to refrain from proceeding with the planned event, but it is understood those attempts ended in failure.
Several uniformed gardaí including members of the armed support unit spent a considerable length of time at the scene on Wednesday directing any would be partygoers to desist from entering the marquee.
However, it's understood when gardaí left the scene, a crowd of over 100 revellers poured into the marquee where celebrations continued long into the night.
Armed gardai attended the scene adjacent to a halting site on the outskirts of the midlands town earlier today to ensure the 2,000 sq ft marquee was taken down.
