Communities need more resources and consultation around the housing of refugees and asylum seekers.
That's the message from Dublin Communities Against Racism, an activist group that held a demonstration outside Leinster House today.
"We're here to say refugees are welcome, but we're also here to call out the government on where they're lacking", one anti-racist protester said today.Several dozen people attended today's rally, which is more than have been at some of the recent anti-refugee protests. "I think it's being stoked and sparked by agitators that are not actually from our communities, that are coming in with their own political agenda.""We're going to demand that from the government that they now engage properly with community representatives, political representatives ... and try and start from that space."being held, according to Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon said.
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