Fifteen men fled to Garda station on Tuesday night after their tents on City Quay were reportedly slashed and thrown in the River Liffey
Fifteen men fled to Garda station after their tents on City Quay were reportedly slashed and thrown in River LiffeyTents on City Quay in Dublin where an asylum seeker camp was allegedly attacked by men brandishing knives and pipes. Photograph: Colin Keegan/Collins Dublin
“They were in shock, traumatised,” said one local man who assisted the the group following the attack and preferred not to give his name. “One man had his documentation thrown in the river.”‘We can’t fight anti-immigration sentiment online’: How one council is tackling myths and misinformationVolunteer groups said they were unable to secure emergency State-provided accommodation for the night.
The Garda confirmed it had responded to “a report of criminal damage” on City Quay in the early hours of Wednesday morning and that “investigations are ongoing”. Some of the men who had pitched their tents at City Quay were previously camping near the Royal Canal after they were moved on from the Phoenix Park and Charlemont Place in the south inner city last week.
Social Democrats TD for Dublin Central Gary Gannon, who has been liaising with local volunteer groups supporting the men, called on the “full state apparatus” to join forces to secure accommodation without delay for homeless asylum seekers and to avoid any further violence.
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