Over 20 Arrested in Second Night of Clashes Near Dublin Asylum Hotel
23rd October 2025
Irish police arrested 23 people on Wednesday after bottles, bricks, and fireworks were thrown at officers during a protest outside the Citywest Hotel in Saggart, southwest of Dublin. Two officers were hospitalized with head and arm injuries.
The violence followed six arrests the previous night, when a police van was set on fire. Monday’s initial protest had been peaceful.
The unrest was sparked by a 10-year-old girl’s report that she had been sexually assaulted by a 26-year-old African man who has been living in Ireland for six years, had been refused international protection last year, and was slapped with a deportation order back in March.