Violence has erupted for a second successive night in Dublin near a hotel housing asylum seekers.

Stones and fireworks were thrown at police in the Saggart area, on the western outskirts of the Irish capital.

A Sky News crew was caught in the confusion as police twice charged at protesters.

It is understood several police officers have been hurt.

Sky News correspondent Connor Gilles is at the scene. He said: "Many of the protesters are very young. They're breaking up the road to get hold of bricks to throw at the police. The police themselves seems to be trying to kettle the protesters."

It is the third night of demonstrations at the Citywest Hotel following an alleged sexual assault in the early hours of Monday morning close to the hotel.

A demonstration in the wake of the alleged a

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