(TJV NEWS) Outrage over the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl by an asylum seeker ignited violent unrest in southwest Dublin on Tuesday night, as thousands of furious Irish citizens surrounded a migrant housing facility, torching a police vehicle and hurling bottles, fireworks, and bricks at law enforcement.

This is what happens when the citizens who are fed up with illegal invaders are ignored.

Thousands have turned up at CityWest migrant hotel in Ireland, where a 10 year old girl was raped by an illegal migrant who evaded deportation.

The vast majority of residents in Dublin… pic.twitter.com/ePuNg6ITmC

— LΞIGH (@LeighStewy) October 21, 2025

As The Irish Times, The Guardian, and Zero Hedge pointed out, the violent confrontation unfolded outside the Citywest Hotel in Saggart, which recently became Ireland’s largest government-run accommodation center for asylum seekers. The crowd — estimated at around 2,000 people — chanted “Get them out!” and wielded pitchforks, fireworks, and handheld lasers as hundreds of police officers, or Gardai, struggled to hold their ground.

According to statements cited by The Times of London and Zero Hedge, six people were arrested, while the Gardai reported facing “sustained violence” from rioters. Police Commissioner Justin Kelly condemned the unrest, calling it “thuggery” and praising officers who “acted with great courage to keep people safe.”

“This was obviously not a peaceful protest,” Kelly said, emphasizing that the rioters were “a mob intent on violence against Gardai.”

The Citywest Hotel, which the Irish government purchased last month for €148 million, has long been a flashpoint for local anger. Initially a leisure destination with over 3,000 community members using its facilities, the site was converted into a permanent “international protection accommodation centre” — a move that triggered widespread opposition. Locals previously gathered 8,000 petition signatures and held multiple demonstrations, warning that the government was ignoring community concerns.

As RTE News and The Irish Times reported, tensions exploded after police charged a 26-year-old asylum seeker with sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl on the hotel grounds between late Sunday night and early Monday morning. According to Irish media, the girl — who had been in state care — had slipped away from her minders during an outing and was later assaulted on the property.

In Dublin, police cars are on fire outside a hotel housing fake asylum seekers. The Irish aren’t joking. pic.twitter.com/Y537TkG47B

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Authorities, in line with Irish law, have not released the suspect’s name. However, court records reviewed by The Irish Times indicate that the man is originally from an African country, arrived in Ireland about six years ago, and had his asylum application rejected last year. Despite being issued a deportation order earlier this year, he remained in the country. His attorney requested an Arabic interpreter, and he has been granted legal aid due to unemployment.

As Zero Hedge observed, the alleged crime was the latest in a series of migrant-related sexual assaults across Europe, fueling public anger and anti-immigration sentiment. Monday’s initial protest outside the hotel drew just 60 people, but the crowd swelled dramatically on Tuesday after details of the assault spread online, culminating in a night of violence that left one police vehicle burned and multiple officers injured.

Police in riot gear clashed with at least 1,000 protesters in southwest Dublin on Tuesday outside an asylum seeker hotel, following allegations that a 10-year- old Irish girl has allegedly been Raped by an African Migrant.
The Irish ☘️ have had enough with these immigrants. pic.twitter.com/CSuhtTeglg

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Irish Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan condemned the riots, claiming they did not represent the broader community. “Those involved will be brought to justice,” he said. “The people of Saggart are not those committing this criminality — they are sitting at home in fear of it.”

However, as Zero Hedge pointed out, O’Callaghan appeared to dismiss the locals’ anger as politically motivated, accusing protesters of “weaponizing a crime to sow dissent.” His remarks only deepened frustration among residents who see the unrest as a symptom of deeper government failures — unchecked immigration, lax deportation enforcement, and public safety fears that officials seem unwilling to confront.