'Worsening atmosphere' for minorities: Hate crimes rise by a third 

Assistant Commissioner Paula Hilman said An Garda Síochána continues to have a “strong focus” on investigating crimes with a hate motive. File picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Hate crimes and hate-related incidents increased by almost a third in 2022, according to newly released data from An Garda Síochána.

Some 582 incidents were classified by gardaí as either 'hate crimes'  or 'hate-related incidents', compared to 448 in 2021, representing an increase of 29%. Of these, 510 were deemed hate crimes — up from 389 — while 72 were classified as hate-related incidents, up from 51 in 2021.