Foreign delivery men 'being attacked by racists in Dublin'

A Labour Party councillor in Dublin has said non-nationals working as delivery men for take-aways are being deliberately targeted by racists in the city.

Aodhán O'Riordan said he knew of instances where such workers were called out to bogus addresses and then attacked by groups lying in wait for them.

He said the victims were often too scared to go gardaí because they may not have full legal status.

"We're now living in a country where there's bubbling racist current in our society," Mr O'Riordan said. "It is something that we have to, as a society, stand together and root out."