Rioting takes place in Dublin, Ireland, with several thousand anti-immigration protesters attempting to storm a hotel housing asylum seekers in the city after the alleged rape of a 10-year-old Irish girl by an asylum seeker. A police vehicle is set on fire during the unrest.
The development was among the significant crime stories being followed from Ireland. Contemporary coverage attributed the principal details to BBC News on 21 October 2025.
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