Defence forces say suggestions of deployments are falsepublished at 21:12 Greenwich Mean Time 23 November 2023
The Irish Defence Forces have clarified that certain images circulating online "are not from this evening but from a separate routine operation".
Images on social media showing army personnel carriers in Dublin had led to speculation soldiers have been deployed to tackle the disorder in the city. But the defence forces' post, external clarifies that these pictures "have no connection to this evening's events".
The post adds: "We ask everyone to be sensitive to the spreading disinformation, and to take care."