A man has been arrested after a van drove into several gates at Government Buildings in Dublin.
Gardai are also investigating an incident of criminal damage at Dublin’s Phoenix Park in the early hours of Friday.
The official residence of Ireland’s President, Michael D Higgins, is in Phoenix Park at Aras an Uachtarain.
Images from the scene at Government Buildings show significant damage to a number of the gates, including those at the Department of the Taoiseach.
The gates at the Attorney General’s office appear to have been knocked off their hinges.
Garda said: “Gardai were alerted to a single-vehicle road traffic collision on Merrion Street Upper, Dublin 2 at approximately 2.30am on Friday August 2.
“The driver of the vehicle, a male in his 40s, was arrested on suspicion of offences under the Road Traffic Act. He is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda station in Dublin city.
“The scene remains preserved to facilitate a technical examination by the local scenes of crime unit this morning.
“Investigations are ongoing.”
They added: “Gardai are also investigating an incident of criminal damage that occurred at Dublin’s Phoenix Park in the early hours of Friday.”
