Ireland is popping off.
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An Arabic-speaking North African man who entered the country on an asylum claim in 2024 was ordered deported in March 2025. Instead of enforcing that order, authorities allowed him to remain at the Citywest Hotel.
On Sunday, police say a 10-year-old Irish girl was raped by that man at the hotel. The girl, who reportedly has special needs and was placed in a Tulsa (government social service agency) care home last February, wandered away during a planned outing.
The government says the name of the suspect won't be revealed since the victim is a child. Curiously, the government is also withholding the name of the suspect's defense lawyer.
In response to the rape, the government's role in it, and the lack of transparency, thousands of Irishmen and Irishwomen gathered on Tuesday night to confront police outside the hotel.
That confrontation quickly turned violent.
Canadian reporter Ezra Levant was pepper sprayed at one point as police pushed back the crowds.
Five men have been charged by authorities for their role in the riot.
The Irish minister of justice released a word-salad statement during the riot, telling citizens that violence is never okay. Irish citizens replied by reminding him that they have tried to peacefully address their grievances with the government's plan to ship foreigners into their community for years.
Here is one example where local residents tried to peacefully and lawfully voice their concerns with their elected leaders. Residents say the government ignored their requests:
Rebel News says the hotel occupants are mostly "single, military-aged men." The Irish government bought the property in September for 150 million Euros with the goal of making it a "permanent international protection accommodation center," AKA a working village for incoming Third World labor.
The Citywest Hotel has often had to deal with unruliness from the migrants:
Meanwhile, tensions in the community remained high on Wednesday morning.
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The Dublin area saw similar riots in 2023 when an Algerian man, who was ordered deported in 2003 but had won a legal case to remain in Ireland, was arrested for stabbing three children.
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