Public safety & equal rights

LGBT safety & integration

Can LGBT people live openly and safely in Ireland? Examine documented attacks, religious hostility and the State's response.

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Check the Irish record

The Yousef Palani case file records convictions, anti-gay targeting and resettlement history. LGBT Ireland's 2019 Oireachtas submission describes reported intimidation and an assault in asylum accommodation. The latter is service testimony, not a conviction.

What the figures show

Garda figures for 2025 record 70 incidents with an anti-sexual-orientation motive, unchanged from 2024. They provide no offender breakdown by immigration status or religion.

A case is not a population crime rate. Nationality, immigration status, religion and motive must each be sourced separately.

Reviewed 6 September 2026. Independent analysis; no party affiliation.

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