Tánaiste worried at 'hate and bile' being directed towards migrants on social media

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Protesters disrupted the speech of Minister Micheal Martin at the official opening of the re-vamped MacCurtain Street, Cork. Picture: Larry Cummins

Micheál Martin has said he is worried, in the wake of Thursday's Dublin riots, at the level of “hate and bile" on social media platforms being directed towards migrants.

The Tánaiste also took aim at X, formerly Twitter, for not cooperating with tackling such material.