CLAIM: Ireland’s government and a local diversity nonprofit distributed a flyer near Dublin instructing girls to stay indoors after 6 p.m. because of new immigrants “not accustomed to Irish cultural norms.”
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The two groups named on the flyer — the Irish Centre for Diversity and the Irish government as a whole — did not create or distribute the flyers, representatives for both confirmed to The Associated Press. Irish police said the matter is under investigation.
THE FACTS: Social media users are sharing a photo of the flyer, which alleges new restrictions are being imposed on young women in Ireland. Several posts claim it was distributed in Ballymun, a suburb of Dublin.
“Girls to stay indoors after 6pm (until further notice),” the bright pink flyer reads. “New arrivals to this area are not accustomed to Irish cultural norms at this transitionary time. Thank you for your compliance.”
The flyer also includes a blue pictogram representing a woman and attributes the initiative to “The Irish Centre for Diversity in partnership with Ralltas nd hEireann.” The latter name is a misspelling of “Rialtas na hÉireann,” Irish for the Government of Ireland.
“Oh boy, home imprisonment thanks to diversity,” a Twitter user who shared the image wrote in a post that had been liked or shared more than 8,000 times as of Thursday.
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