On Sunday, June 22nd, a significant anti immigration protest swept through Dublin, with thousands of people voicing their strong discontent with the ruling government’s pro-migration stance.
Police had to set up barriers in the Irish capital to separate the protests from a simultaneous anti-racism march.
Protestors carried Irish tricolour flags and waved banners reading “Ireland is Full” and “Ireland for the Irish.”
The protest was fueled by growing anger toward government policies, which many blame for exacerbating housing shortages, overstretching healthcare, and inflating living costs.
Organisers said that it was the largest march to date on the issue, estimating that tens of thousands took part.
Three women attending the march told Gript that they had lived in inner city Dublin most or all of their lives and they felt “ordinary people are being pushed out of the city.”
A counter protest staged nearby by United Against Racism and other groups echoed support for migrants, chanting “refugees are welcome here” and urging the public to blame the government—not asylum seekers—for systemic issues.
Police kept the two groups peacefully separated and no serious incidents were reported.
