Locals say fear is rising, with some residents now afraid to leave their homes, even if they have been living in Ireland for a long time, he said.
“You're not a patriot” — that's the message being sent from a TD after a violent attack in Tallaght over the weekend.
An Indian man sustained life-altering injuries on Parkhill Road on Saturday after being targeted.
Sinn Fein TD For Dublin South West, Sean Crowe, condemned the incident as deeply damaging to the community.
He said it is "not the first such attack in our area, but it has to be the last."
Locals say fear is rising, with some residents now afraid to leave their homes, even if they have been living in Ireland for a long time, he said.
Rumours were spread online that the man was acting inappropriately around children; they were shared by a number of far-right groups.
Gardai have launched a full investigation.
"My message to the young men who carried out this vicious attack is this; you’re not a patriot. You’re certainly not standing up for women and children. You are sowing hate, fear, and division in communities that have suffered more than enough from a lack of resources from the government, and not some innocent resident trying to make a life here," Crowe said.
Local woman Jennifer Murray, who called an ambulance for the man, said he was covered in blood and partially stripped.
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