"On Tuesday night, a garda van was set on fire and a water cannon was deployed after unrest broke out at the Citywest Hotel that is being used to house asylum-seekers. The scenes stirred memories of the Dublin riots two years ago, as up to 2,000 people went to the hotel with many waving Tricolours and chanting "get them out"."
"The incident followed an alleged sexual assault of a young girl in the Saggart area that gardaí are investigating and for which a man has been charged. So what exactly happened in Citywest and what does it tell us about the mood in Ireland right now? On this Extra episode of The Indo Daily, host Kevin Doyle is joined by Darragh Nolan, Multimedia Reporter with the Irish Independent, to discuss the night of unrest."
A garda van was set on fire and a water cannon was deployed after unrest broke out at the Citywest Hotel, which houses asylum-seekers. Up to 2,000 people reportedly went to the hotel, many waving Tricolours and chanting "get them out". The scenes evoked memories of the Dublin riots from two years earlier. The unrest followed an alleged sexual assault of a young girl in the Saggart area; gardaí are investigating and a man has been charged. The incident highlights tensions around accommodation for asylum-seekers and public anger tied to serious criminal allegations.
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