Politics

People ‘should not take law into own hands’ in response to migration concerns, tánaiste says

Micheál Martin said the increase in the number of people seeking asylum in Ireland was a result of political instability around the world

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said that no-one can ‘take the law into their own hands’

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said that while people have concerns in relation to migration, no-one can “take the law into their own hands”.

The foreign affairs minister was speaking after a suspected arson attack on an empty hotel in Co Galway last weekend, that was to house 70 asylum seekers from Thursday.

Martin said the dramatic increase in the number of people seeking asylum in Ireland post-pandemic was a result of political instability around the ...