In a raw and emotional post on X at 19:03 UTC Monday, Ryan Casey expressed profound outrage over an alleged sexual assault on a 10-year-old girl at the Citywest Hotel, a facility housing asylum seekers.
Casey’s tweet, which has since garnered widespread attention, lamented, “What is happening to our country… a 10-year-old child….. Our women and our children are not safe in this country anymore! They simply do not feel safe!!
This is utterly heartbreaking, infuriating and completely unacceptable!! How can they allow this to happen?” The girl, under Tusla care, reportedly went missing before the incident, sparking fury over child protection lapses. Gardaí have arrested a man in his 30s, an African national with a failed asylum claim and a deportation order since March 2024.
Casey’s words resonate with a nation reeling from the tragedy, igniting debates over immigration policies and the €1.3 million profits reaped by private IPAS operators, as reported by RTE. Protests erupted outside the hotel Monday night, with locals echoing Casey’s call for accountability. As investigations continue, his post has become a rallying cry, demanding justice and safety for Ireland’s vulnerable. (Word count: 167)
Social media users are completely shocked and remain in disbelief after what emerged on allegedly happened in Citywest over the past 24 hours.
There was mayhem in CityWest, Dublin on Monday, after a 10-yr-old girl has allegedly been raped by an African Migrant on the grounds of the hotel.
A large protest is underway with tensions said to be at fever pitch.
Gardaí are currently conducting a major investigation into an alleged indecent assault involving an Irish child in the south county Dublin area.
The incident is said to have occurred on Sunday in a hotel in Saggart, reports RTE.
The young girl, who was under the care of Tusla at the time, had earlier been reported missing.
Authorities were alerted, and gardaí began a missing person investigation in response, reports RTE.
The child later returned and informed her carers that she had been the victim of an indecent assault.
Gardaí responded to the report and have since launched a formal criminal investigation, reports RTE.
A man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of carrying out the alleged assault on the child.
He is currently being held at a Dublin garda station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, which allows for detention and questioning for a period of up to 24 hours, reports RTE.
Investigators are still working to confirm the details surrounding the alleged event.
Specialised child interviewers are being brought in to speak with the girl in an effort to clarify the circumstances, reports RTE.
Two areas near the Citywest complex were cordoned off earlier today to allow for a forensic examination, though both have since been reopened.
In addition, CCTV footage has been collected from the vicinity, including from a nearby Luas stop, reports RTE.
The child has also undergone medical evaluation following the incident.
Tusla have been contacted to provide a statement, reports RTE.
In a statement released this evening, Garda Headquarters said gardaí are investigating an alleged assault of a female juvenile reported to have occurred at Saggart, Co. Dublin today.
“A male has been arrested and is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda Station in the Dublin region,” it said, reports RTE.
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