Ireland Taxi Driver
Go back to your own country: Indian-origin taxi driver assaulted in Ireland
An Indian-origin taxi driver, who has been staying in the country for the past 23 years, was assaulted in Ireland's Dublin city, media reports said.
The victim was identified as Lakhvir Singh.
According to reports, he has been driving his vehicle in the country for the past 10 years.
He was hit twice on the head with a bottle in Poppintree, Ballymun on Friday night.
He was rushed to Beaumont Hospital for treatment.
The father-of-two, who is originally from India, told Dublin Live the attackers shouted "go back to your own country" while they ran off after the cowardly assault.
Recounting the attack, Singh said he picked up two men, who were aged around 20 or 21, and took them to Poppintree.
Also Read: Indian Embassy in Ireland asks citizens to take 'reasonable precautions' amid spike in attacks
After reaching the destination, the two men opened the door and started Singh.
Singh said no one approached to help him when he sought assistance when he was targeted.
"In 10 years I've never seen anything like this happen," he said.
"I'm really scared now and I'm off the road at the moment. It will be very hard to go back. My children are really scared," he said.
Irish police have started investiating the incident.
A Garda spokesman told Dublin Live: "Gardaí are investigating an assault reported to have occurred in Poppintree, Ballymun, Dublin 11 at approximately 11:45pm on Friday, 1st August 2025. A man, aged in his 40s, was brought to Beaumont Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injury. Investigations are ongoing."
Several Indians have been targeted in Dublin in recent days.
Indian Embassy in Ireland asks citizens to take 'reasonable precautions'
The Indian Embassy in Ireland has warned its citizens to take reasonable precautions and avoid deserted areas amid the rising instances of attacks on Indians in the country in recent times.
The Embassy said in a statement: "There has been an increase in the instances of physical attacks reported against Indian citizens in Ireland recently."
“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 statement said.
Indian-origin technocrat attacked
In one of the attacks reported from Ireland in recent times, an Indian-origin man, who was identified as Santosh Yadav, said he faced an 'unprovoked racist attack' close to his apartment in Dublin city.
Yadav, an entreprenuer and tech export, shared his ordeal on Linkedln where he wrote: "After having dinner, I was walking near my apartment when a group of six teenagers attacked me from behind."
"They snatched my glasses, breaking them, and then beat me relentlessly across my head, face, neck, chest, hands, and legs—leaving me bleeding on the pavement. I managed to call the Gardaí, and an ambulance took me to Blanchardstown Hospital. The medical team confirmed my cheekbone is fractured, and I have now been referred for specialist care," he said.
Yadav further said: "This is not an isolated incident. Racist attacks on Indian men and other minorities are surging across Dublin—on buses, in housing estates, and on public streets. Yet, the government is silent. There is no action being taken against these perpetrators. They run free and are emboldened to attack again."
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