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A third night of demonstrations were held at Citywest Hotel in Saggart after an alleged sexual assault on a 10-year-old girl in the vicinity of the hotel in the early hours of Monday morning. A 26-year-old man, who cannot be named because of legal restrictions that apply to all sexual assault cases in Ireland, appeared in court on Tuesday charged over the alleged incident. A total of 24 people were arrested last night following an hours-long standoff with gardaí, who were directly struck with fireworks, stones and other debris. Of those, 17 adults have been charged with public order offences and are due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice this morning. Gardaí said five male juveniles arrested during the disorder have been released and will be dealt with under the Youth Diversion Programme. Two other men arrested were released without charge pending a file being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. Advertisement Three garda members were injured in the disorder, two of whom were taken to hospital. Gardaí also seized 15 scooters and e-bikes, and a policing and security operation remains in place at Citywest. Between 7pm and 8pm yesterday evening, protesters again faced off with around 40 uniformed gardaí, who were then replaced with the Public Order Unit. Protesters carried Irish flags, chanted anti-immigration slogans and threw missiles. Public order gardai pushed the crowd further from the hotel by advancing with shields. A mounted garda unit and a dog unit were at the scene and a police helicopter provided air support. Several gardaí deployed pepper spray during the unrest. Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly, who visited the scene in the aftermath of the violence, told reporters on Wednesday he is “determined” that further people will be “brought before the courts to face justice”. Taoiseach Micheál Martin condemned the scenes of violence and said there could be “no justification” for attacks on gardaí. Press Association Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Seventeen people due to appear in court after second night of riots near Citywest”. Recipient's Email Feedback on “Seventeen people due to appear in court after second night of riots near Citywest”. Your Feedback Your Email (optional) Report a Comment Please select the reason for reporting this comment. Please give full details of the problem with the comment... 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