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Case No. 22978Criminal damage · Co. Dublin · 8 Jan 2023

Criminal damage to refugee hostel on Parnell Street, Dublin

A hooded man damaged a number of windows at a hostel housing refugees on Parnell Street, Dublin, with a hammer just after 10pm on 8 January 2023. Gardaí are investigating the incident of criminal damage amid a backdrop of rising anti-refugee protests across the capital.

  1. Reported10 Jan
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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  • whatA hooded man damaged a number of the hostel's windows with a hammer (dublinlive.ie)
  • whatThe damaged premises is a city centre hostel housing refugees (dublinlive.ie)
  • whereThe incident occurred at a commercial premises on Parnell Street, Dublin (dublinlive.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred at approximately 10:10pm on 8 January 2023 (dublinlive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are investigating the incident and enquiries are ongoing (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherFar right groups were criticising the hostel after a video of men arriving was circulated online (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherThe damage occurred a day after the video was circulated (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherThere has been an increase in the number of anti-refugee protests across the capital (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherMASI co-founder Lucky Khambule said hateful rhetoric against refugees is rising, continuing, organised and escalating (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherProtests against asylum seeker centres have taken place in East Wall, at a school in Drimnagh, and in Ballymun (dublinlive.ie)
  • otherHousing Minister Darragh O'Brien said the scenes from anti-refugee protests in Ballymun were disturbing (dublinlive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 10 Jan2023
    Reporteddublinlive.ie, first report
    Gardai investigate criminal damage to hostel housing refugees as hate 'rises'

    Initial Garda investigation into criminal damage at a refugee hostel on Parnell Street, Dublin, with context on increasing anti-refugee protests in the city.

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