The former Crown Paints factory in Coolock, north Dublin, which was at the centre of a protest over plans to redevelop it to house asylum seekers (Niall Carson/PA)
Arson is suspected to be the cause of a fire that broke out this evening at the former Crown Paints site this evening on Dublin’s Malahide Road.
It is understood that gardai dispersed around 20 protestors from the scene in Coolock and the fire has been brought under control.
