Far-right Stoke Anti-migrant Riot in Dublin
Far-right social media figures used an alleged sexual assault in Dublin to call for mass violence against asylum seekers and migrants.
A failed asylum seeker was alleged to have committed the assault, which was seized upon by far-right agitators as a pretext for violence.
- Protests and confrontations with police occurred over three nights.
- Up to 1,000 demonstrators besieged the CityWest Hotel in Saggart, outside Dublin.
According to Irish broadcaster RTE, the first mention of an incident at the CityWest Hotel was a post on X noting crime scene tape at the site, viewed as many as 136,000 times.
By early afternoon, media reports stated that a man had already been arrested for an alleged assault on a young girl.
Author's summary: Far-right groups spark violence against migrants in Dublin.