Officers were showered with fireworks and bottles as the crowd attempted to break through a Garda barrier outside the centre. A group of men also tried to break the barrier by riding in on horses, but were unsuccessful in penetrating the blockade. A Garda Public Order Unit vans enters the Citywest Hotel and IPAS centre n Tuesday afternoon. Pic: Colin Keegan/Collins DublinA Garda helicopter hovered overhead, while units from neighbouring districts arrived to help bolster the force’s numbers. He said: ‘People threw missiles at gardaí, threw fireworks at them, and set a Garda vehicle on fire.