Government and opposition politicians are "giving in to the far-right playbook", while anti-immigration demonstrations have become more aggressive since the Dublin riots, according to the director of the Hope and Courage Collective

The Government is being called on to improve the way in which it provides accommodation for immigrants

Local representatives have been speaking out against immigration and Government policy in areas such as Roscrea, Co Tipperary, where there were protests over plans to house asylum seekers in a former hotel