The Taoiseach said while issues have arisen with accommodation shortages and some protests, the vast majority of the near 100,000 people who have arrived in Ireland in the last year have been welcomed. According to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Ireland is currently struggling with the scale of the refugee crisis sweeping across Europe, following Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade his Ukranian neighbours as well as countless other conflicts which are being fought across the globe. There is always a place in a democracy for peaceful protest and people have a right to have their voices heard,” said Mr Varadkar.

Listening to and answering questions can only ever help (in any context). But so many people are spreading outright lies and it’s desperately unhelpful,” Ms Dunphy said. The shirt also features the slogan “Love Football, Hate Racism” on the collar. “We made the decision to allow our shirt to be used as a platform, alongside Amnesty International, to highlight a very real and pressing issue in Ireland today, that of Direct Provision,” said the Bohemians director, Daniel Lambert. “This builds on a deep and lasting relationship we have built with MASI [Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland] and through multiple engagements with people living in Direct Provision.”