Ireland seeing a rise in racism, Taoiseach warns

The remains of a migrant camp in Sandwith Street, Dublin, following a protest in May where it was dismantled and later set alight (Niall Carson/PA)

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said there has been a rise in racism in Ireland.

The Fine Gael leader said this was “very evident” from people protesting outside accommodation centres for refugees and spreading “nonsense” conspiracy theories around replacement ideology.