Media coverage of situation in Dublin

A look at the coverage so far

Sky News is sensationalising the trouble in Dublin. Between 8:45pm and 10:00pm (Now) they have been showing the same two-minute loop of pictures. The presenters are making factually incorrect statements about the area and its distance from the Phoenix Park and the EU heads of State. Ray Kennedy is constantly repeating the significance of a water cannon being used in the Republic of Ireland and the word “riots” is being used to describe the situation. The presenters have already described the protestors as “anti-globalisation activists and anti-EU activists who were trying to gain access to the Irish President’s residence, Farmleigh House????”
In contrast, RTE covered the story live for 5 minutes, ITV mentioned the story in passing as “clashes” and the BBC ignored the story, despite being live in Dublin.