Businesses left frustrated as immigration protestors kept apart by large Garda operation in Donegal

Businesses left frustrated as immigration protestors kept apart by large Garda operation in Donegal

Co Donegal's biggest town was unusually quiet from early morning as Gardai implemented a crowd control strategy which saw roads blocked off and traffic diverted.

Businesses frustrated as Letterkenny protests pass off peacefully - Donegal Daily

A large Garda presence kept pro and anti-immigration protesters apart during separate gatherings in Letterkenny today. A crowd of more than 1,500 gathered on both sides to make their voices heard. A human chain of Gardai which included officers in riot gear and members of the public order unit, separated vocal protesters who gathered at the town’s Market Square. The Air Support Unit surveyed protesters from a helicopter as garda medics also wait…