Irish head of state Leo Vardkar vowed to introduce new anti-free speech laws in response to a night of rioting in Dublin that kicked off after an Algerian national stabbed multiple people, including a child as young as five, outside a school.
Early Thursday morning, one woman and three children were stabbed in a knife attack outside a Dublin school. The Irish Times reported that the suspect has been identified as an Algerian national with Irish citizenship.
The incident sent shockwaves throughout Irish society and later led to widespread rioting after dark. Rioters demanded the deportation of migrants, tens-of-thousands of whom have been given paid housing by the Irish government after arriving from Africa, the Middle East and Ukraine.
Dublin citizens have protested the massive influx of migrants at numerous points over the last year, though Thursday night’s riots represented a massive increase in tension. Rioters burned tram cars, police vehicles and a number of buildings while calling for mass deportations.
Irish Taoiseach Leo Vardkar — who has previously insinuated that the 95 percent white nation of Ireland is racist for having majority white politicians — addressed the riots on Friday, claiming that those who rioted are who the public