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A week of protests has taken place outside the Citywest accommodation centre in Dublin, including violent rioting which saw four Gardaí injured and multiple arrests.
The protests began after an alleged sexual assault on a ten year old girl in the vicinity of the hotel last weekend. A man has been charged in connection with the assault and remains in custody.
Terrified international protection applicants including many Ukrainian women and children remained indoors at the centre, while residents in the Saggart area were unable use public transport or access local shops on Tuesday and Wednesday nights due to the violence.
What started the disturbances, who’s rioting, and who’s been stoking it up online?
Irish Examiner Security Correspondent Cormac O’Keeffe joined Deirdre O’Shaughnessy for today’s episode of the Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast.
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By Irish ExaminerA week of protests has taken place outside the Citywest accommodation centre in Dublin, including violent rioting which saw four Gardaí injured and multiple arrests.
The protests began after an alleged sexual assault on a ten year old girl in the vicinity of the hotel last weekend. A man has been charged in connection with the assault and remains in custody.
Terrified international protection applicants including many Ukrainian women and children remained indoors at the centre, while residents in the Saggart area were unable use public transport or access local shops on Tuesday and Wednesday nights due to the violence.
What started the disturbances, who’s rioting, and who’s been stoking it up online?
Irish Examiner Security Correspondent Cormac O’Keeffe joined Deirdre O’Shaughnessy for today’s episode of the Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast.
'No incidents' at Citywest gathering after two nights of disorder
Frontline gardaí demand tougher stance on violent Citywest protesters after officers injured
Seventeen people charged after second night of disorder near asylum seeker hotel
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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