Fourth fire breaks out at former Crown Paints warehouse in Coolock

Kenneth Fox

Another fire has broken out at the former Crown Paints warehouse in Coolock in north Dublin.

It is the fourth fire in the building in four nights, while a fifth fire on Monday saw a JCB and mattresses targeted.

It comes after a week of unrest in the area over the proposed housing of 500 international protection applicants at the site.

Gardaí attended the scene at the Malahide Rd on Sunday evening, along with members of the Dublin Fire Brigade.

The Malahide Rd was closed for a period of time to allow access for fire services to the site.

According to gardaí, no injuries have been reported at this time.

Speaking to Newstalk, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou Mc Donald says it is time the Government listened to the community there.

Deputy Mc Donald says it is right to condemn the scenes of violence from the past week - but says the community is angry, scared and frustrated, after being left in 'a dangerous vacuum'.

"We now need to restore order, we now need to move from condemnation to engagement. We need to find solutions.

"At the heart of that is engaging with the wider community. By the way when I say the community, I do not mean just those protesting, I mean the whole community needs to be engaged."