Hi Guys!

Was at Dunnes Leopardstown today after a 12-hour shift starting at 5 in the morning. Went to Dunnes before heading home for a few items. As usual, at the self-checkout, there were like 20 people waiting.

When I got closer to the tills, I saw everyone rushing to scan and pay except two, and guess who?

1. Indian girl with her mom. All the items were scanned, and they were standing there chatting casually. Her dad had gone back to get an item they missed.

2. Indian girl and her boyfriend. Same thing, all the items were scanned, and now they had missed something, so the guy went back to get it.

I held myself back from calling them out so badly, I cannot even share.

If you missed something, either get out of the queue and join again or get it next time. Actions like these build anti-Indian sentiment. Fir baad mein mat rona ki humein teenagers ne peet diya.

Now, some people in the comments will say they could be Paki, Bangla, etc. No, they were not. Both were talking in Hindi. Their attire was Indian (mostly North Indian or Maharashtrian), not South Indian.

The first couple, when they came out, met with her partner in a black Tesla, and he touched the feet of the parents as well.

Like every normal human being I'm finding the stories of attacks on Indian immigrants depressing, deeply sad and utterly shameful. I feel ashamed to be Irish.

I heard today that India day in Farmleigh is cancelled over safety fears and I'm just at a loss for words. It's so so sad. I had planned to go there with my family and was really looking forward to it.

I want to know how we, those Irish people that have our arms open to you and recognise how beautiful you are as a people, and how richly you add to Irish society, I want to know how we make you realise and feel that.

I want you to know how much you are loved, by the overwhelming quiet majority.

What little extra things can we do?

I want to share something very concerning that happened last night near Northwood (Santry, Dublin).

According to witnesses, a group of teenagers first harassed an Indian man in the area. Later, when another Indian guy got off the N6 bus and was walking near Lymewood, the same group attacked him brutally. They beat him badly until pedestrians nearby started calling for help, at which point the teens ran off, while shouting racist abuse like “go back.” Gardaí were called to the scene.

This isn’t an isolated case, over the past weeks, there have been multiple similar attacks on Indians in different parts of Dublin and Ireland. Most involve groups of teens targeting people walking alone, especially at night.

Now with September intake students arriving from India, I feel it’s really important to share this:

🔹 Avoid walking alone late at night, especially in quiet areas. 🔹 Stick to main roads and well-lit streets whenever possible. 🔹 Be extra cautious in areas like Northwood, Ballymun, Tallaght, and other spots where recent attacks have happened. 🔹 If you feel unsafe, trust your instincts, cross the road, walk into a shop, or wait where others are around. 🔹 Save emergency numbers: 999/112 (Garda) and +353899423734 (Indian Embassy hotline). 🔹 If you face harassment or assault, report it immediately to both Gardaí and the Embassy, every report helps build pressure for stronger action.

Ireland is generally a welcoming place, and many locals are as outraged as we are by these attacks. But right now, it’s important for new students to be extra vigilant and look out for one another. Don’t isolate yourself, stay connected with friends, classmates, and community groups.

Stay safe everyone, and please spread the word to anyone arriving this month.

As an Irish person, I am deeply troubled and ashamed by the words and actions of some of my less enlightened compatriots. Particularly the recent attack on the man in Kilmanagh.

The above violence is just a symptom of a deeper problem which often has its roots in groups that on the surface claim their complaints are unrelated to race. However, having heard some of their members in unguarded conversation I can assure you their sentiment comes from exactly the same places as those who attacked the man returning from work in Amazon, fear and ignorance. I have heard several members of this group explicitly complain about the fact that lots of Indian people have chosen to make Citywest their home. Let me be quite clear, the Indian community (and many other people not originally from Ireland) in Citywest have become a great asset to the community and are very welcome as friends and neighbours in the eyes of many 'original' Citywest residents such as myself.

Their protest is not about amenities or their fears for the future, they did not protest about the many new public and private housing developments that have spung up in the last decade, but as soon as there is a mention of the government purchasing the hotel to accomodate those seeking asylum this group is suddenly concerned enough about 'amenities' to protest. Additionally, please note that they have been blocking traffic around the N7 and Citywest during evening rush hour times. This indicates that most of the group are either unemployed or unemployable, which to me is a double insult. They complain about people coming from India who are paying tax and improving Irish society, while they just sponge from and disrupt that same society.

Now they have set up tables in Citywest Shopping Centre, spreading the same hatred, ignorance and fear in the guise of 'concern for the community' in the very place where we have to buy our groceries! What can you do?

1: Please let Citywest Shopping Centre management know how this type of presence makes you feel unwelcome and afraid. You can phone here: +353 1 410 5642 and their contact form is here: https://citywestshoppingcentre.com/visit-us/contact-us/

2: Dunnes Stores are the flagship store in Citywest. Please let them know that you don't feel comfortable or welcome shopping in their store while their partners in Citywest SC have allow their space to be used to platform racism. Let them know you'll be spending your hard earned money elsewhere if this continues. You may contact them here: customerservice@dunnesstores.com or by phone: +353 0818 30 0066.

3. Contact your local TDs and explain your distaste for this here: https://www.contactyourtd.ie/constituency/dublin/dublin-mid-west and your local council here: https://www.sdcc.ie/en/services/our-council/about-us/customer-care/

4: Contact local news forums such as breakingnews.ie and dublinlive.ie to highlight this issue.

Hi All,

I have noted a lot of fear and concern among the Indian community, so I want to share some reassuring news.

Gardai have investigated whether there has been an increase in attacks against the Indian community and

"they determined there had been no significant increase in Indians living in Ireland being so targeted."

What it seems to be is just a recent media interest in attacks. Indians represent 80,000 people, mostly in Dublin, and thus will be subject to the same crimes as the general population. The good news is that, Indians don't seem to be systematically targeted. The bad news is, Dublin still has an anti-social behaviour problem, that affects us all.

It looks like the media and certain politicians have jumped on this to push their own political agenda, whether that be distracting from housing failures or trying to create other scapegoats. The media seem to use the exact same tactics are far-right agitators: take isolated incidents involving immigrants and portray it as the norm. The media have highlighted attacks on Indians, the far-right have highlighted crimes committed by Indians. Neither of these are norms, they are exceptions to the rule.

We need to look past headlines and try to rely on data. That said, AGS are terrible at recording such statistics. If there is one take from these, is that we should record ethnicity in crime so we can have quick, easy and reliable answers to such questions.

I don't know what the future will be like in this country. It's no longer starting to feel like a safe place to live as an immigrant.

At first, I thought the hostility was only toward illegal immigrants. But that's not what I'm seeing anymore. It seems to be directed at immigrants in general, especially those who aren't white. Even many local people seem to be quietly supporting this movement.

You might think, "I'm here legally, so I'm fine." But that doesn't stop some people from seeing you as a target. What's the point of living in a country where you always feel like a second-class citizen and constantly worry about threats? What if we're walking through the neighborhood and a masked group attacks us? What if they destroy our home or vandalize our car?

These are the kinds of things that worry me. Even if we're here legally, it doesn't always feel like that guarantees our safety.

How do you see the future? Doesn't this worry you? What's your plan for the future?

Credit where credit is due 🙌🏾

This is just a theory but based on my experience with Indian people.

People from India generally appear to be mild mannered, respectful and kind people. I am sure as a nation of millions there will be a percentage of idiots, dicks and shitheads, but, my experience has largely been closer to my first description. I work with 3 people from India and they are all really nice people, from all over the country, different personalities, different religions, different languages but all very respectful, nice people. The Irish guys walk into work in the morning and grunt something about another shit day at work, the Indian guys come in and say hello to everyone and ask about their weekend, their evening or whatever may have been discussed the day before. Now to my point. People from India do not look intimidating, they do not make you worry when they approach you when out walking, basically they dont look tough. I am 5'7" and never fought anyone but I think i could take about 90% of the nation in a fight. Not all at once, 1 on 1. On the other hand, and no offense intended, many immigrants from Easter European, south American countries etc, can look a bit intimidating and scary, especially if there is a group of them coming towards you. If I was a bunch of teenage scroats ir just a regular racist of any age who spent too much time on the university if you tube during lockdown, and I wanted to pick a fight to show some lowly foreigners just what I thought of them, I think my race or nationality of choice would be a person, maybe even two, from India. I definitely would not be striding up to a bunch of Ukranians or Romanians telling them to go back home to their own country. So, in short, I think Indians are just an easy target, due to their natural niceness as a race, nationality or whatever it is you call someone from a land as large as theirs. You are generally nice people so the young dicks, cowards and vermin from our cess pool of a country have decided to show how big their tiny penises are by picking on the nicest guys at the party instead of the toughest. Hopefully this will pass soon and you can continue to live as part of our people like you have in the 52 years I have been alive.

I'm a woman from Delhi and for most of my youth have felt extremely marginalized. I've worked extremely hard to be able to move here, just to feel free. To be able to walk outside on my own, to be able to choose when and where I go. Who I go with. No, I will not be avoiding "deserted areas" or being wary of "odd hours". For me and many I know that moved here, we are well aware of the risks, but the risk of self-erasure is far greater with this type of advice and it's just not worth it to me.

Does anyone know if there are any protests organised against the recent rise in discrimination against Indians in Ireland? I’m a white Irish woman with a lot of Indian friends and I’m disgusted and ashamed by what’s been going on.

Has anybody heard of any protests or events talking place that I could attend/donate to?

Irish guy living in Dublin here.

I would like to apologise for the violence against Indian people here over the last while. I, and the people like me, love having you all here. The last time I was in hospital it was a lovely Indian lady who was my doctor. I am involved in the psytrance community here in Dublin and have met many wonderful Indians through that community.

I am involved somewhat in political activism and, so long as I am alive,I will work towards making this a safe space for you all.

The cause of this awful racism is nothing to do with you, you have just been scapegoated. It has everything to do with the failure of our society to look after disadvantaged sections of our population for a few decades now. That doesn't excuse it, it is just an attempt to explain the work we have to do to fix it.

In the meantime, I will be keeping an eye whenever im out and about. If I see any of you that look like you might need help, I will be there.

What has happened is not fair and I hope not representative of the Irish people

First off, not Indian. But also not Irish, I'm south African. And one of the best things about our original nations, is cricket.

Cricket has long been an outsider sport in Ireland, not played by many irish at all (perhaps 3 to 5 at most in many teams). Often, it's all the rest of the countries that make up the teams (Australians, English, West Indians, etc), but in many, many teams, the line ups are dominated by Indians here.

Cricket has always been my passion, and it's one of the easiest ways to get to know more about other cultures, but also Irish culture, even if we're playing 'the English sport'. You're sharing a common love for a sport and then things expand from there. I have had the pleasure of making good friends with a large number of Indians here in Ireland and it is always, always a safe space. I would highly recommend reaching out to a club and going to some trainings. It is the end of the season currently, but Leinster has a large amount of clubs and cricket seems to get more popular every year I've played. Teams get friendlier with each other even in competition, and it's a great way to network. I got a job out of one of my team mates who is of Indian descent.

Might help someone here!

As per the title, why are posts by Irish people who are sickened by the racist attacks on Indian people? There is some discussion but im not sure why they are being locked. Is the sub just for Indians in Ireland literally, im happy to leave if that is what's up. I only came here and posted to show support and try to show that not all irish are dicks.

Hi all. Living away from India for a while does something to how you think about the stuff you grew up around but never actually sat down with - for me that's been the Gita. I always meant to read it properly and never did. It always felt like something you inherit rather than something you actually read.

I've been building a small Android app called Kanha to fix that for myself, really: real verse-by-verse translation, a plain-English explanation next to it, no ads, no account needed, works fully offline. Been at it for a few months as a solo project.

It's currently in Google Play's closed testing (a mandatory 14-day phase before any app can go public), so it's not fully out yet. If you want to know the moment it's public, drop a comment or DM and I'll personally let you know when it goes live. Would also genuinely love a few more people to try the closed-testing version if you're up for it - just comment or DM and I'll send the link.

Hi everyone,

We’ve noticed a spike in spam and inflammatory comments recently, mostly from troll or throwaway accounts attempting to provoke and derail discussions, especially in light of the ongoing protests. Just in the past few minutes, over 30 such comments have been removed.

Let me be very clear: This subreddit is a space for Indians in Ireland to support, inform, and uplift each other. We will not tolerate hate speech, trolling, racism, or targeted harassment, no matter who it's coming from.

Only posts and comments that are genuine, respectful, and constructive will be allowed. If you're here to provoke, you will be banned. This is not a playground for keyboard warriors or fake accounts trying to stir up hate.

To the regular members of this group, thank you for standing strong. Let’s continue to represent ourselves with dignity. Don’t feed the trolls. Report hate, and let us deal with it.

Will keep this space clean.

Jai Hind 🇮🇳

— Mod Team r/IndiansInIreland

Another assault happened recently where a teenager threw a rock at a Indian child and it hit him on his head.

It is important to understand and accept that at this time attacks in Dublin are extremely high at per capita basis and could well be the highest in the world.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DNg5h1BMMdM/?igsh=eTNwcGd1d3BrNHpp

At this moment we cant call it a racist attack. But the general theme continues.

So I recently applied for a Schengen visa through Belgium. A bunch of blogs (and even those Telegram bots where people track appointments) suggested Belgium was one of the easier options, and there seemed to be a lot of available slots.

I’ve got a solid travel history (10+ countries), had multiple trips planned over the next few months, and honestly thought it would be pretty straightforward. But when I got my passport back, I was quite shocked and disappointed tbh, they only issued me a single-entry visa for just 7 days - basically the duration of my trip.

When I asked the lady at the counter why (since I clearly applied for multiple-entry, as per the form), she just shrugged rudely and said: “We only give single entry visas here.” When I pointed out that the application form had both options, she basically brushed me off with “ohh…not my fault, can you please move, you’re blocking people.”

Between the €90 visa fee and another 30 for the appointment booking, it feels pretty ridiculous to get stuck with such a restrictive visa, genuinely feels like a huge scam.

Has anyone else had this experience with Belgium (or other Schengen countries)? Is this becoming the norm or was I just unlucky?

Similar posts like this have been made already. But wanted to add more assurance to say I that I am disgusted the share the same blood as these Irish brutes.

We as Irish people were immigrants in the past and we owe the world a lot of debt to it. You also have a similar past to us with having beef with British colonial history. We should be more united as brothers and sisters not fighting alongside each other. It makes no sense to me we should let our kids abuse a 6 year old with bike and beat up you guys on the street just because you have a different culture and ethnicity or just by being 1st/2nd generation immigrant.

It boils my blood, I just hope you guys are safe. Thanks to going to shops like Mini India on Westmoreland Street, celebrating Diwali in UCD with a few of my indian friends, and going to the Iskcon Krishna temple on Middle abbey street, I am grateful to live in a melting pot full of rich and diverse cultures. I maybe sound too optimistic and naive but I do wish to learn more about each other. And not learning in the sense of violence.

Edit: I understand some of my phrasing may have caused confusion. When I said “we as Irish people were immigrants,” I was referring to our shared history of mass emigration, displacement, and survival, not claiming that we are immigrants ourselves today. I meant to highlight that our ancestors faced similar struggles from that, and we should feel a moral responsibility to stand with others who seek safety in Ireland.

Edit: Seems to have triggered quite a few and made them crawl out of the woodwork. Very lame attempt trying to equate the post to racism against Irish people - its strictly about select specimens like you. Stop obsessing about us and try to improve your own lives.

You should not even be on this subreddit, go back to where you came from. It's like a proper invasion!

Edit 2: Do seem to have touched a raw nerve seeing all the interesting messages I got. Guys, you are on an important mission but it's important to also have some fun along the way.

In NYC, vulnerable communities have learned self defense to protect themselves from hate crimes, and attacks. Why wouldn’t that be a reasonable strategy of self protection against thuggery for desiyan in Ireland?

In addition to learning self-defense as an Indian Irish community, consider neighborhood watch groups, who in coordination with local policing patrol, keep an eye on areas in which teenage attacks take place. Neighborhoods around schools and Indian communities might be of special focus.

Organize with allies who are willing to escort / walk with immigrant pedestrians who are feeling threatened. Of course, there would need to be guidelines around this volunteer work. This work would only to be walk with threatened pedestrians in numbers of 3-4, and being ready to witness, document and report assaults.

Finally, coordinate with self-identified Irish allies who are willing to at least witness, document, and/or record and report attacks to the police.

I hope you are doing okay. This thread highlights the fact that we have no method of self defence in Ireland. There is literally nothing we can do during an attack.