Protesters throw eggs at Tony Blair
Shoes and eggs were pelted at the former prime minister as he arrived at a Dublin book store to promote his controversial memoir, A Journey.
Blair was also confronted with reports that the Queen was "furious" that he had revealed details of their private conversations in the book.
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Hide AdThe missiles in Dublin did not hit Blair, who was heckled and jeered as he emerged from his car. Angry activists then clashed with gardai as they tried to push down a security barrier outside the Eason store on Dublin's main thoroughfare O'Connell Street. One managed to confront Blair and attempted to make a citizen's arrest over alleged war crimes.