Fingal County Council has agreed to move a controversial wall that led to a number of violent protests in north Dublin in the past week.
Fingal County Council has agreed to move a controversial wall that led to a number of violent protests in north Dublin in the past week.
Council officials met with representatives of the Travelling Community this evening and hammered out a written agreement which will see the wall dismantled.
The concrete barrier was built in order to stop illegal dumping on Dunsink Lane in Finglas last week. But it blocked off access for residents at a Travellers' halting site to amenities such as shops and schools.
Following this evening's meeting, the council agreed to remove the wall within a week and erect it on another part of Dunsink Lane. According to Mr Michael Collins of Travellers' representative group, Pavee Point, the new wall will be removed by next January.
Mr Collins had urged Travellers' not to engage in protests earlier today pending the outcome of this evening's meeting. Last week he described the wall as a "monument to racism".
This evening he welcomed the outcome of the meeting, saying it was a "good outcome for everyone: the council, the Traveller Community and the settled community".
"We'll now start working in partnership with the council and local groups to deal with the illegal dumping," Mr Collins told ireland.com.
A number of protests against the barrier led to stone throwing and petrol bombing and the Garda Public Order Unit was deployed on three occasions, making three arrests.
Last night, two petrol bombs and a large number of missiles were thrown at gardaí last night. Youths from the settled community exacerbated matters by joining youths from the Travelling Community in throwing missiles at gardaí.
Pavee Point condemned the "antisocial behaviour" and this evening, Mr Collins said the resolution of the dispute would mean and end to protests and that he would be "encouraging the youths to end their activities".