Taoiseach ‘shocked and horrified’ at targeting of makeshift asylum seeker camps

Tents were dismantled and later set on fire at one of the sites in the city centre on Friday night
Taoiseach ‘shocked and horrified’ at targeting of makeshift asylum seeker camps
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar (Niall Carson/PA)

People in Ireland must unequivocally reject the violent targeting of migrant camps by far-right activists, the Taoiseach has said.

Leo Varadkar said he was “shocked and horrified” at scenes in Dublin in recent days when anti-immigration protesters descended on makeshift refugee camps.

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