Politics

Playing with fire: Concerns mount that violent protests against refugees will lead to deaths

The minister of state for integration is worried that rising tension over the surge in asylum seeker applications could lead to someone being killed, but there is also concern that the government is not doing enough

In the past year, more than 72,000 Ukrainians refugees have come to Ireland along with 13,000 international protection applicants

Joe O’Brien is worried that the increase in violent protests against refugees will lead to someone being killed. The newly appointed minister of state for integration is not alone.

There is a concern among government and opposition politicians that attacks on refugees, the burning of a suspected accommodation centre and the storming of a Garda station in Dublin are only the start.

The country has experienced a surge in migration in the past year with ...