Gardaí confront rioters at the top of O’Connell Street in Dublin city centre after riots broke out in the aftermath of a knife attack on Parnell Square on November 23rd.
Gardaí confront rioters at the top of O’Connell Street in Dublin city centre after riots broke out in the aftermath of a knife attack on Parnell Square on November 23rd. Photograph: Alan BetsonFor many years, this nation appeared to distance itself from the xenophobic, anti-immigrant rhetoric that now plagues political and societal discourse across much of mainland Europe. A housing crisis , the rampant spread of disinformation and one night in November changed all that.
Jump back 12 months, and already the mood around asylum seekers in this country was shifting. In Dublin’s East Wall, protesters objecting to the housing of international protection applicants (IPs) in local buildings, causing disruption around the city centre. The protests attracted far-right and anti-immigration campaigners from around the country, with some local residents saying those taking part did not represent the beliefs of the area as a whole. Also in late January, the Government announced it was closing its Citywest transit hub as an emergency shelte
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