Bias-motivated incidents in Ireland

Incidents over time

Every incident

13 incidents, newest first.

October 2026

• Dublin hotel cancels Jewish conference booking after learning its purpose

  The Herbert Park Hotel in Dublin revoked a confirmed booking of 70 guest rooms after the organizer explained the guests were attending a conference on combating antisemitism, according to the chair of the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland.

  Oct 16 · DublinReligious Discrimination1 source

July 2026

• American woman found dead in her Killarney home; police treat as murder

  A 43-year-old American woman was found dead in her home in Killarney, Ireland, with severe head injuries; police are investigating the death as a murder and a suspect left the country before her body was found.

  Jul 7 · KillarneySexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Doctored video falsely shows Leo Varadkar making anti-Indian remarks

  A video posted on Facebook used real footage of former taoiseach Leo Varadkar but replaced the audio and subtitles to make him appear to complain about immigrants and Indians.

  Jul 7Xenophobia1 source

June 2026

• Three men attacked in Dublin park after Sanctuary Runners event

  Three men who had just taken part in a Sanctuary Runners community run were confronted and assaulted in Poppintree Park in Ballymun, Dublin.

  Jun 27 · DublinRacism1 source

May 2026

• Woman killed by ex-husband outside IPAS centre in Clifden

  A woman was killed by her ex-husband outside an IPAS centre in Clifden, Co Galway, despite a barring order against him.

  May 27 · ClifdenSexism / Gender-Based Violence1 source

• Congolese immigrant dies after being restrained by security guards in Dublin

  Yves Sakila, a 30-year-old Congolese immigrant, died after several security guards restrained him on a busy Dublin street on suspicion of theft; video shows a guard kneeling on his neck and head.

  May 15 · DublinRacismXenophobia2 sources

• Dublin Rose of Tralee receives racial abuse after being chosen

  Suad Mooge, a 25-year-old medical scientist chosen to represent Dublin at the Rose of Tralee festival, received a sustained wave of racial abuse online after her selection was announced.

  May 11 · DublinRacism3 sources

• Election poster of Black candidate defaced with racial slur near Oranmore

  An election poster for a Nigerian-born city councillor running in a by-election was spray-painted with the N-word on the outskirts of Oranmore.

  May 9 · OranmoreRacism1 source

• Bertie Ahern says too many African migrants and Muslims in Ireland

  During a byelection canvass, former taoiseach Bertie Ahern told a woman there were too many migrants coming into Ireland, saying the ones he worried about were Africans and people from the Congo, and voicing concern about second-generation Muslims.

  May 7 · DublinRacismXenophobia2 sources

March 2026

• Afghan man headbutted in Navan takeaway and told to 'speak English'

  A 24-year-old Afghan man was headbutted by a man in a takeaway in Navan, Co Meath, after he was heard speaking Dari and Pashto.

  Mar 22 · NavanRacismXenophobia1 source

February 2026

• Racist online backlash targets Indian students over Galway food pantry photo

  After a newspaper photo showed students queueing at the University of Galway's student food pantry, social media users posted hostile remarks targeting students of South Asian appearance, including calls to deport Indians and claims that foreign students were abusing the service.

  Feb 21 · GalwayRacism1 source

January 2026

• Councillor spat on and told to leave the country in Navan

  A Nigerian-Irish Meath county councillor was approached by a man in Navan town centre who told her she was not welcome and to go back to where she came from, then spat on her before leaving while shouting she should get out of the country.

  Jan 23 · NavanRacism2 sources

December 2025

• Passenger refuses to board bus over driver's religion in Ireland

  A passenger in Ireland allegedly refused to board a bus because the driver was Muslim, called him a terrorist, and spat on him.

  Dec 31Religious Discrimination1 source

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