Gardaí prepare for loyalist rally at Dáil

Gardaí are preparing to mount a big security operation throughout the centre of Dublin on Saturday when loyalist protesters say they will rally outside Dáil Éireann as part of the dispute surrounding the flying of the union flag over Belfast City Hall.

Dissident republicans are planning a counter-demonstration. They have been involved in a gun feud with drugs gangs in the capital in recent years and engaged in violent disturbances for Queen Elizabeth’s visit two years ago.

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