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Coolock unrest
Stories realting to unrest in Coolock, Dublin in 2024 over protests around old Crown Paints factory being prepared as accommodation for international protection applicants
Injunction to prevent Coolock site being used to house migrants sought in High Court
Three members of the public seek to restrain former warehouse from being redeveloped to house mostly Ukrainians
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Accommodating asylum seekers
High Court has judged that the Irish Government is breaching asylum seekers’ human rights
Tommy Robinson and Tristan Tate are among overseas supporters of Irish anti-immigration activists
‘Professional’ protesters at recent anti-immigration events used tactics popular among far right in EU and US, security sources say
Neo-Nazis create propaganda posters in support of Irish anti-immigration protests
The group’s main tactic is to blanket an area with flyers and posters featuring extreme anti-Semitic imagery and conspiracy theories about Jewish people
Small protest at site earmarked for asylum seekers in Coolock
About 60 people have gathered, although Coolock Says No says it did not organise the protest
Mixed views in Dundrum about arrival of asylum seekers, residents say
Analysis shows accommodation centres are located in areas ranging from very affluent to extremely disadvantaged
Harris calls for more consultation with gardaí over planned international protection accommodation
Policing Authority told some protesters in Coolock, opposed to use of former Crown Paints factory, had genuine concerns but were ‘infiltrated’ by ‘troublemakers’
Government will not be dictated to by small, violent group opposed to asylum accommodation, says Tánaiste
Micheál Martin says recents attacks on gardaí former Crown Paints factory in Coolock represents attack on the State and its citizens
Judge finds in favour of Crown Paints in rent dispute over Coolock premises
Landlords argued Crown Paints was required to pay market rent for over four years before leaving premises in 2022
Drones being used to deliver unlit petrol bombs to Coolock site, High Court hears
‘Crackle of violence’ could spark into flames at site being developed as accommodation for mainly Ukrainians
Sinn Féin pledges new migration system in significant policy shift
SF seeks end to ‘two-tier system’ favouring Ukrainians and calls for ‘audit’ of services before asylum seekers are moved into any area
Flammable liquids and rags for incendiary devices found during Garda policing at Coolock
Devices risk ‘serious harm to human life as well as criminal damage to property’, gardaí say
Coolock unrest: Fourth fire at former Crown Paints factory
Separately a number of arrests were made in Dundalk, Co Louth, after anti-immigrant protesters and a counter-protest took place, with members of the Public Order Unit separating the two groups
Coolock unrest: Why can’t gardaí prevent fires at former Crown Paints factory?
Force cannot provide ‘free security service’ for large former Crown Paints building at centre of protest, sources say
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Fears of the ‘vanishing Irish’ proved unfounded in the 1950s, and they’re unfounded now
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Third fire in three days at Coolock site earmarked for international protection applicants
Gardaí believe arsonists have been scaling a fence, setting fires and escaping before flames are noticed
Mary Lou McDonald accuses Government of ‘arrogant and disrespectful’ attitude to Coolock residents
Sinn Fein president called for engagement over community concerns on site of international protection accommodation
Three gardaí injured and one man arrested after further unrest following Coolock protests
Hundreds of people gather at the former Crown Paints factory on Malahide Road, earmarked for international protection applicants
‘Coolock says no and we mean it’: How disinformation lit a torch in the north Dublin suburb
If you are convinced your community is being ‘invaded’, it becomes easier to justify violence. Disinformation is an accelerant that incites hate and fuels extremism
Asylum protesters ‘are not us’, says Taoiseach at MacGill Summer School
Simon Harris says everyone is entitled to protest but not to ‘lawlessness’
Volunteers guard tents of asylum seekers overnight amid rising threat of violence
Male international protection applicants advised to find less visible locations to camp as tension expected to rise on Friday night
‘At the heart of this is poverty’: How Coolock’s pressure-cooker finally exploded
A perceived lack of consultation about immigration is cited repeatedly by local residents when asked about root cause of unrest
Ireland isn’t full: Our population could surpass its pre-famine peak in 33 years
The slogans ‘Ireland is Full’ and ‘Stop the new plantation of Ireland’ are comically historically illiterate
Coolock unrest: Fire at Crown Paints building earmarked to house asylum seekers
Two units of Dublin Fire Brigade are attending the scene
Anti-immigration protesters in Coolock discussed driving into Garda lines with stolen cars
Gardaí are assessing footage of the discussion, along with hundreds of hours of CCTV footage
Eyewitness account: Most of the violence in Coolock appeared recreational; perpetrated by boys excited at the prospect of chaos
Coolock violence: ‘These are the same young fellas who pelt bricks at fire brigades and ambulances for fun, they’re just out for havoc’
Tensions remain high in Coolock with fears of potential fresh violence at site earmarked for asylum-seeker housing
Gardaí monitoring site planned for international protection applicants with up to 50 protesters still present
Plan to house asylum seekers at Coolock site will go ahead, says O’Gorman
Social Democrats leader says: ‘Coarsening debate around immigration is leading to increased attacks on migrant communities’
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