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Controversial David Irving visit met with violence

One man was arrested and a number of Gardai were injured when violence broke out at a protest at University College Cork tonight. The controversial Professor David Irving, who denies the holocaust ever happened, was due to give a talk at the college this evening.

Up to 600 people gathered outside the college to protest at his presence there, and violent scuffles broke out when several people tried to storm the meeting. A number of Gardai recieved minor injuries during the incident and one man was arrested.