Gardai are appealing for witnesses for an alleged racially-motivated assault on the Royal Canal in Dublin on Friday evening.
A woman was racially abused by a number of young people on the side of the canal before being pushed into the water.
Gardai in Finglas are asking anyone with mobile phone footage or voice recordings of the incident to come forward.
While the video was originally posted to TikTok yesterday.
However it has been copied to other sites, as the initial account was deleted.
My friend was called "corona virus" and "China noodle" before pushed into water yesterday evening. pic.twitter.com/LNcGmNqAgQ
— Tian Lloyd (@TYL_ie) August 15, 2020
Meanwhile, the Irish Network Against Racism says the incidents shows racism does exist in Irish society.
"It's very important for the wider community, including ethnic minority communities, that we face up to the fact that this is a racist incident and that we have racism in Irish society."
