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 lasted for three nights, with up to 1,000 demonstrators besieging the CityWest Hotel in Saggart, outside Dublin.
A post on X, viewed 136,000 times, first mentioned the incident at the CityWest Hotel, reporting crime scene tape at the site. By early afternoon, media reports stated that a man had been arrested for an alleged assault on a young girl.
According to Irish broadcaster RTE
Author's summary: Far-right groups spark violence in Dublin.
- Alleged sexual assault in Dublin
- Far-right social media figures call for violence
- Protests and confrontations with police
- Up to 1,000 demonstrators besiege CityWest Hotel