The Embassy of India in Ireland has issued an advisory following a spate of recent attacks against Indian nationals.
"There has been an increase in the instances of physical attacks reported against Indian citizens in Ireland recently," the Indian Embassy said in its advisory issued on Friday, August 1.
"The Embassy is in touch with the authorities concerned of Ireland in this regard.
"At the same time, all Indian citizens in Ireland are advised to take reasonable precautions for their personal security and avoid deserted areas, especially in odd hours."
The Embassy also shared its emergency contact number - 08994 23734.
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"Racially motivated" attack in Tallaght
On July 19, Gardaí said they were investigating an alleged assault that occurred at Parkhill Lawns, Kilnamanagh, Dublin 24, at approximately 6 pm that evening.
In a subsequent update, Gardai appealed for witnesses to the alleged assault.
They added: "We are asking you to not post or reshare social media content including footage related to this incident in order to help us to protect the privacy of the victim involved.
"An Garda Síochána is aware of misinformation and disinformation in circulation regarding the circumstances prior to this assault - this baseless speculation is completely false.
"An Garda Síochána has recorded this incident as racially motivated and it is being investigated as such.
"The Garda National Diversity Unit is liaising with the victim."
'Left the man for dead'
Irish woman Jennifer Murray came to the Indian man's assistance and posted a video about the incident on social media afterward.
"I saw maybe 30 teenage young fellas at the roundabout, three or four cars parked up, maybe five or six adults, and one particular woman all shouting," Murray recounted.
"Then I saw this man standing there, completely dripping in blood, from his head right down to his toes, his entire body was covered in blood, and he was pouring blood out of his head.
"So I pulled over my car and I got out and I said to the woman who was shouting at everybody, 'what the f--k is going on,' and she says 'he's after being assaulted, he's after being attacked,' pointing at the man.
"So at that point, I just told everybody to get away, and he says to me, 'Please help me, please save me.'"
Murray said she took the victim to her car and told him she'd call an ambulance and the Gardaí. The teenagers, she said, dispersed off into Kilnamanagh Green.
Murray then said that other adults she believed to be local to the area came over and began shouting that the man was a pedophile, that he had his trousers down, that he was "wanking" on the roundabout, that he was taking his clothes off at the playground in Kilnamanagh.
Murray, however, said she did not believe the accusations - and later found out that the man, in fact, did not do what he was accused of.
"Four Indian men and another man have been facially stabbed by this gang of teenagers in the last four days in Tallaght," she continued, adding, "So your teenagers, from your area, are going around stabbing innocent men in the face.
"This particular man ... was walking to his temple to pray ... walking down the f--king road is what he was doing, and he was attacked by these ... absolute scumbags."
She said: "They left the man, literally, for f--king dead."
She later added that Tallaght is "not safe, but it is not safe because of people who aren't from this country, it's unsafe because of our own, because of our own.
"It is our own who are stabbing people in the face on a Saturday at 6 o'clock while women walk by with their shopping bags. And it is our own who are spreading completely f--king stupid rumors."
Calls for justice
An online petition demanding justice for the victim has received more than 22k signatures in support since being launched on July 20.
On July 25, after the attack on the Indian national in Tallaght, more than 100 members of the Indian community in Ireland staged a silent protest at the Department of Justice in Dublin.
Representatives handed in a petition to the Minister for Justice calling for greater action to be taken to prosecute hate-related crimes, RTÉ News reported.
Also on July 25, the Dublin South-West Together (DSWT) group staged an anti-racism protest at Rua Red in Tallaght. Murray attended and addressed the gathering.
Thank you to everyone who showed up this evening. The support was immense. ♥️
Posted by Jennifer Murray on Friday, July 25, 2025
Other attacks
Meanwhile, the Desi Community Against Racism group has since shared details of other recent attacks on Indian nationals in Ireland.
One victim said that on July 24 at the Connolly Luas Stop, he was pushed, beaten, and stabbed in the face with a screwdriver by a group of teenagers. Two Irish women assisted him following the attack.
Another victim said that on July 28, as he returned to his apartment after dinner in Dublin, assailants approached him from behind, forcibly removed and broke his glasses, and repeatedly assaulted him, striking his head, face, neck, chest, hands, and legs. The attack left him bleeding on the pavement.
This victim contacted Gardaí, and an ambulance transported him to Blanchardstown Hospital. Medical staff confirmed that he had sustained a fractured cheekbone, and he has since been referred for specialist treatment.
Another demonstration - a "Silent Gathering for Justice and Safety of Immigrants" - has been scheduled for Wednesday, August 13, in front of the Taoiseach's Office.
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