Man due in court after Dublin State buildings rammed

A man is due to appear before Dublin District Court on Saturday morning

A man in his 40s is due to appear in court on Saturday morning charged in connection with criminal damage at several State buildings in Dublin.

It comes after security gates were rammed outside several government and state-owned buildings on Friday.

The sites affected included gates outside the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament), the Irish president's official residence in Phoenix Park and the Custom House.

Gardaí (Irish police) said a man was detained on suspicion of traffic offences after a crash on Merrion Street Upper, which is near the parliament.