Far-right Stoke Anti-migrant Riot in Dublin
Far-right social media figures seized on an alleged sexual assault in Dublin to call for mass violence against asylum seekers and migrants.
An alleged sexual assault by a failed asylum seeker was used as a pretext for far-right agitators to call for violence. Protests and confrontations with police occurred over three nights, with up to 1,000 demonstrators besieging the CityWest Hotel in Saggart, outside Dublin.
According to Irish broadcaster RTE, the first mention of the incident was a post on X, noting crime scene tape at the site, viewed 136,000 times. By early afternoon, media reports stated that a man had been arrested for an alleged assault on a young girl.
No comment from authorities was available at the time of the incident.
Author's summary: Far-right groups spark violence against migrants in Dublin.