Ireland's Migrant Crisis
Mass migration is transforming Ireland — and Rebel News is on the ground to tell the other side of the story.
Why are the Irish having huge protests against mass migration?
The Irish government recently paid a staggering 158 million Euros — roughly a quarter billion Canadian dollars — to buy Ireland’s largest hotel, Citywest.
They shut down the hotel and converted it into Ireland’s largest refugee camp. It’s now filled with approximately 2,000 foreign migrants — overwhelmingly military-aged, single men.
These men receive free room and board, while a growing number of Irish citizens struggle with homelessness and unaffordable housing. During the day, they mill around the surrounding Dublin neighbourhood, with locals reporting incidents of harassment and intimidation.
It was only a matter of time before the most horrific thing imaginable happened.
A 10-year-old girl was just raped outside an Irish migrant hotel
The victim, a 10-year-old girl in state care, was allegedly attacked by a migrant who had already been ordered deported but remained in the country. Locals had warned for months that something like this could happen. Those who raised concerns were dismissed as “racist” and “far-right.”
This is not the first attack by foreign men on Irish children. And unless the political class changes course, it may not be the last. All of Ireland’s major political parties remain fully committed to large-scale migration from the developing world.
For many, this felt like a tipping point.
Protests erupt at Citywest as anger boils over
In the wake of the attack, approximately a thousand Dubliners gathered outside the Citywest refugee camp to protest the Irish government’s migration policies. What began as a tense but orderly demonstration escalated rapidly as evening fell. A group of young men set off fireworks at police lines, while three men on horseback forced their way through the barricades. Gardaí (Irish police) responded by deploying pepper spray and putting on full riot gear.
Amid the chaos, Rebel News reporters Ezra Levant and Lincoln Jay, who had arrived earlier to cover the demonstration, were caught between the protesters and advancing riot police. As pepper spray was deployed, both were struck by the chemical spray — Levant more severely — before being pushed to the ground in the surge. A police vehicle was later set ablaze as the confrontation intensified.
The scenes were unprecedented for Ireland’s migrant protests. The political and media establishment immediately condemned the protesters, labelling them “violent,” “racist,” and “far-right.” But beneath the official rhetoric lies a growing grassroots fury over mass migration, a fury that shows no sign of dissipating.
Meanwhile, the underlying issue remains: concerns about mass migration and community safety have not been addressed. Until they are, these protests are likely to continue and grow.
What Rebel News is doing
Rebel News has been covering Ireland’s migration crisis extensively. Our team has been travelling back and forth for over a year, documenting the story the establishment media ignores. Ezra Levant and Lincoln Jay are reporting directly from outside the Citywest refugee camp, interviewing locals, monitoring the police response, and showing the world what is really happening on the ground.
The events of this week underscore the volatility of the situation. Rebel News journalists were themselves swept up in the pepper spray chaos — an illustration of just how intense the standoff has become.
While Irish state broadcaster RTE and legacy media portray protesters as extremists, Rebel News is giving ordinary Irish citizens a voice.
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You can see an uprising against mass immigration across the western world: from Donald Trump’s “remigration” policy in the U.S., to Viktor Orbán’s refusal to accept refugee quotas in Hungary, to widespread opposition to migrant hotels across the UK. Ireland is becoming a flashpoint in this growing movement.
We are telling the world what’s happening in Ireland — and giving the Irish people an alternative to RTE and the rest of the regime media.
Follow along for all of our reports right here at www.MigrantReports.com.
Unlike RTE, we receive no government funding. Our independent journalism is entirely funded by viewers like you. If you want to help cover the costs of airfare, accommodations, and reporting, you can make a donation here.
It is crucial to cover this story respectfully and carefully — a young girl has suffered a terrible trauma. But it is equally important to speak plainly and truthfully, or else this will happen again.
Follow all of our reports right here at www.MigrantReports.com.
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COMMENTS
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Fran G commented 2025-08-08 18:53:36 -0400Not yet. If we dont get off our butts and protest it will be Canada too -
Robert Pariseau commented 2025-06-24 19:46:41 -0400Lucky for you this isn’t Canada.