Dublin: An incident of racial discrimination against an Indian woman has surfaced in Dublin, Ireland. Swati Verma, an Indian national, faced a disturbing racist attack on the evening of October 8, 2025, while returning home from the gym.
According to Verma, an unknown woman stopped her on the street and began asking hateful questions about her presence in the country. “Why have you come to Ireland? What are you doing here? Why don’t you go back to India?” the woman allegedly said in an aggressive tone.
Verma noticed that the woman was wearing a badge of Dublin City University (DCU) and initially thought she needed help. However, she was soon confronted with remarks laced with racial prejudice.
Shocked and frightened, Verma said she tried to stay calm during the encounter. “I never thought I would have to justify my presence in the place I go to every day,” she said later in a post on Instagram, where she also shared a video describing the incident.
The episode has triggered a wider discussion in Ireland about racism and the experiences of immigrants, with many expressing concern over the safety and treatment of ethnic minorities in the country.
