Ireland’s antiimmigration backlash has spiralled into countrywide unrest in recent months after a sharp rise in the number of foreigners arriving onto its shores. Protests, arson attacks and hardening antiimmigration views have transfused Irish politics with a fervour not seen since the Troubles.

Freelance journalist Michael Murphy went to Ireland for the Telegraph to find out what Irish people make of the growing strife.

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