Ombudsman: Protestors shouting 'get out' frightens already-scared refugee children

Dr Niall Muldoon said: "All they (children) know is there are people standing outside their door, shouting ‘get out’, having sometimes fled horrific scenarios." File picture: Niall Carson/PA

Far-right protests should stop hijacking the housing crisis and stay away from direct provision centres where vulnerable children are living, the Children’s Ombudsman has said.

Dr Niall Muldoon said that children fleeing terror abroad have arrived in Ireland to have protestors gather and shout “get out” outside their temporary homes here.