{"id":107235,"date":"2025-10-27T20:57:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T20:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/107235\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T20:57:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T20:57:11","slug":"protesters-let-off-pink-smoke-outside-hotel-housing-asylum-seekers-in-citywest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/107235\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters let off pink smoke outside hotel housing asylum seekers in Citywest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Candles at the entrance to Citywest Hotel (Conor O Mearain\/PA)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/f9790544-8393-4eb9-b6ad-5de3907eb51f.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Candles at the entrance to Citywest Hotel (Conor O Mearain\/PA)<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A peaceful demonstration has taken place at a hotel housing asylum seekers in south-west Dublin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">People gathered at Citywest Hotel in Saggart holding banners in the colours of the Irish flag which read \u201cshe was 10\u201d, and let off pink smoke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The area saw disorder last week after an alleged sexual assault on a 10-year-old girl in the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A 26-year-old man, who cannot be named because of legal restrictions around sexual assault cases in Ireland, appeared in court last Tuesday charged over the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Protests were held at the hotel for several evenings, with disorder breaking out on Tuesday and Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Protesters have carried Irish flags, chanted anti-immigration slogans and thrown missiles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">On Monday evening, there were peaceful scenes from 5pm in a pre-arranged women and children\u2019s protest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Gardai maintained a presence and barriers had been erected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The protest finished with the singing of Crazy World by Aslan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Candles at the entrance to Citywest Hotel (Conor O Mearain\/PA) A peaceful demonstration has taken place at 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