Tony Blair during an interview with Ryan Turbidy on The Late Show at RTE TV studios, Dublin, as the former Prime Minister continues to promote his new book, 'A Journey'

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, atttending his first book signing, meets Conor Whelen, Managing Director of Eason bookstore, Dublin

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, atttending his first book signing, meets staff at Eason's bookstore, Dublin

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair attends his first book signing at Eason's bookstore in Dublin

Gardai clash with protesters as former Prime Minister Tony Blair attends his first book signing at Eason's bookstore in Dublin

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair attends his first book signing at Eason's bookstore in Dublin

Gardai clash with protesters as former Prime Minister Tony Blair attends his first book signing at Eason's bookstore in Dublin

Gardai clash with protesters as former Prime Minister Tony Blair attends his first book signing at Eason's bookstore in Dublin

Gardai clash with protesters as former Prime Minister Tony Blair attends his first book signing at Eason's bookstore in Dublin

Gardai clash with protesters as former Prime Minister Tony Blair attends his first book signing at Eason's bookstore in Dublin

Gardai clash with protesters as former Prime Minister Tony Blair attends his first book signing at Eason's bookstore in Dublin

Gardai line the shop front of Eason's bookstore as former Prime Minister Tony Blair attends his first book signing in Dublin

Gardai clash with protesters as former Prime Minister Tony Blair attends his first book signing at Eason's bookstore in Dublin

Gardai clash with protesters as former Prime Minister Tony Blair, attends his first book signing,at Eason's book store, in Dublin

Gardai clash with protesters as former Prime Minister Tony Blair attends his first book signing at Eason's bookstore in Dublin

Tony Blair emerges from Eason's bookstore on O'Connell Street in Dublin, to the sound of chanting protesters as they demonstrate against his book signing

Protestors outside the shop front of Eason's bookstore as former Prime Minister Tony Blair attends his first book signing in Dublin

Tony Blair emerges from Eason's bookstore on O'Connell Street in Dublin, to the sound of chanting protesters as they demonstrate against his book signing

Gardai clash with protesters as former Prime Minister Tony Blair attends his first book signing at Eason's bookstore in Dublin

Gardai clash with protesters as former Prime Minister Tony Blair attends his first book signing at Eason's bookstore in Dublin

Gardai clash with protesters as former Prime Minister Tony Blair attends his first book signing at Eason's bookstore in Dublin

Gardai clash with protesters as former Prime Minister Tony Blair attends his first book signing at Eason's bookstore in Dublin

Posters declaring Tony Blair as a war criminal during the former prime minister's book signing at Eason's bookstore in Dublin

Gardai clash with protesters as former Prime Minister Tony Blair attends his first book signing at Eason's bookstore in Dublin

Gardai clash with protesters as former Prime Minister Tony Blair attends his first book signing at Eason's bookstore in Dublin

Kate O'Sullivan from Cork who attempted to make a citizens arrest on former Prime Minister Tony Blair as he signed copies of his autobiography in Dublin this morning

An anti-war campaigner today attempted to make a citizen's arrest on former prime minister Tony Blair as he attended a book signing in Dublin.

Activist Kate O'Sullivan managed to get through tight security to confront Mr Blair as he held a book signing in Dublin.

"I went up to him and I said 'Mr Blair, I'm here to make a citizen's arrest for the war crimes that you've committed'," she said.

"Immediately five security people grabbed me, started dragging me off.

"I cried out there was half a million people dead in Iraq, how can you live with yourself, you've committed war crimes."

Ms O'Sullivan, 24, from Cork, said she queued for 90 minutes and went through airport style security - handing in all her belongings and going through a metal detector - before she attempted to arrest Mr Blair.

"He was really blase about it, it was nothing but awkward for him," she continued.

"That's insane. If someone is crying out you murdered half a million people your reaction shouldn't be blase.

"He looked annoyed.

"He didn't say anything, He just signed the book, he looked down and then looked at security."

Ms O'Sullivan, a member of the Irish Palestine Solidarity Movement, was detained for almost half an hour before she was cautioned by gardai.

She accused Mr Blair of making money from war crimes.

"He is a war criminal and he has pretty much gotten away with it," she added.

"He's making money going around the world. He's a war criminal."

Ms O'Sullivan added: "We'll never forget what he has done. We'll follow him everywhere. If I ever get the chance to do this again I will."

Belfast Telegraph