Ashtown

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Anti-Racism Protest To Take Place in Ashtown (98FM)

A number of men with dogs, sticks and a baseball bat reportedly attacked them at a campsite on the banks of the Tolka River on Saturday. Organiser of the ...

The far right want to divide people.'' ''The fact that something like this happened very closeby - that these men were physically attacked and scared...it 's sending out a message not only to people that are homeless but everybody who is not Irish and living in this community. Organiser of the protest, Ruth Coppinger says the demonstration will get underway at Ashtown Railway Station at 6 o'clock.

'They kept a really low profile. I feel sorry for them' — Migrants ... (Irish Examiner)

Migrants quit camp in wooded area of Ashtown in Dublin after protestors, accompanied by dogs and shouting 'get out', arrived there on Saturday.

It was only a matter of time before something like this happened. He said the conditions the men were living in are “unliveable” and the increase in people in tents could lead to scenarios seen across Europe and San Francisco where encampments are common. One man who lives close to the site said he was not aware the men were living there until recently and that they kept to themselves and posed “no problem”.

Anti-racism rally planned after migrant camp targeted in Dublin (Independent.ie)

An anti-racism demonstration is planned for Ashtown in north-west Dublin this evening after a group of men dispersed a migrant camp on the banks of the ...

The far-right actually promote misogyny and extreme macho behaviour and add to the culture that breeds violence against women. “It is a longstanding racist tactic to associate migrant men with rape. They are victims of the housing emergency in this country whereby successive governments have allowed landlords and vulture funds control housing supply and rents. Injecting racism into the serious issue of men’s violence against women is disgusting and serves absolutely nobody. The camp now lies empty on the riverbank, with tents and belongings left behind. The men had no sanitary facilities and were cooking on open fires.

Attack on group of homeless migrants in Dublin 'worrying', minister ... (BreakingNews.ie)

It comes amid some protests organised by communities in Dublin, Cork and Waterford in recent weeks against housing asylum seekers in their communities.

So it’s got to the stage where we need to source and obtain and take control of more state accommodation ourselves to fulfil our duties.” “We’re at the stage where we kind of need to take it to another level. Some €1.4 million has been ringfenced for Waterford city and county. “Online disinformation is going to be difficult. Migrants and asylum-seekers have not caused the housing crisis, Mr Uludag said. We can’t be relying on private providers to do that.

Minister 'disgusted' by attack on Dublin migrant camp (RTE.ie)

Minister of State for Integration Joe O'Brien has said he is "shocked" and "disgusted" by the attack on a migrant camp in Ashtown in Dublin on Saturday.

"This is male violence against women, which is the problem. right beside the Tolka and these people are victims of the housing crisis and of a decade or more of successive governments allowing vulture funds developers to profiteer from the shortage of housing, to set the price, to set the supply. "There's other couples living along the Tolka Park ... It's also anyone who looks different and isn't Irish, and let's be clear - this was a racist attack. Please review their details and accept them to load the content. It was preceded ...

'Racist' attack on Dublin homeless camp described as a 'sickening low' (thejournal.ie)

Former Socialist TD Ruth Coppinger said the attack in Ashtown was carried out by 'a number of men with dogs, sticks and a baseball bat'.

We have to reject any notion that migrants are associated with violence against women. Coppinger added that this is the first attack on homeless people in the Dublin 15 area she has been made aware of and said the incident happened because it involved a “group of non-Irish people”. She added that people in the camps are “victims of the housing crisis, of the decade or more of allowing vulture funds and developers to profiteer from the shortage of housing”. Male violence against women is a global pandemic and has preceded any migrants coming into the country en masse.” A show of solidarity has been organised for 6pm this evening at Ashtown Station and Coppinger has called for the “entire community and for people who are concerned about this developing racism to come out”. The former TD also said that the men “living in the tents are of various EU and non-EU nationalities and had been working and renting here, but had become homeless”.

Dublin migrant camp 'attacked with sticks and dogs' (Dublin Live)

Gardai were alerted to the scene after a number of men reportedly arrived at the camp with sticks, dogs, and a baseball bat.

[Gardai](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/an-garda-siochana) were alerted to an incident on River Road in Ashtown at around 12.45pm on Saturday. Gardai arrived at the incident and spoke to the residents. [here](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ie.dublinlive&hl=en_GB&gl=US) or Apple [here](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/dublin-live/id1248402008) [Dublin Live Newsletter](https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/sign-up-newsletter-today-17954403) to get all the latest Dublin news straight to your inbox. [Dublin](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/dublin) housing [migrants](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/immigration) was attacked by a group of men. A number of men were said to have attacked the camp with sticks, [dogs](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/dogs), and a baseball bat.