AN ONLINE POST in which a mother says a “non-national” attempted to abduct her child in Enniscorthy has been viewed tens of thousands of times, despite gardaí saying that there is no evidence of criminal activity.

“Enniscorthy people BEWARE,” reads the original post, published to Facebook on 4 May. “ATTEMPTED CHILD ABDUCTION.”

“Someone just tried to grab [my child] while I was standing beside her,” the post continues.

“This woman was a non-national and I had only turned my back for two seconds to talk to [name redacted].

“Guards are aware and are looking for this woman.”

However, gardaí are not looking for any woman in relation to such an incident.

“Gardaí received a report of an alleged incident at Abbey Square in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford at approximately 3.30pm on Sunday, 4 May 2025,” a statement from the Garda Press Office reads.

“No offences have been disclosed at this time.”

This is a phrase used to indicate that the facts indicate that no crime was committed, or that the evidence suggests that the incident should not be classified as a criminal offence and does not warrant a criminal investigation.

However, this has not stopped the story about a “non-national” woman trying to grab a child as she was next to her mother from spreading widely on social media.

“This is what happens when Ireland’s WEAK, globalist leaders, and their complicit media shills keep pushing OPEN BORDERS insanity!” one Instagram post citing the post about Enniscorthy reads.

“The political establishment doesn’t care about YOUR kids they’re too busy bowing to the EU and virtue signalling!” the post continues.

“The media won’t even report the truth because they’re terrified of being called “racist”.”

The post, which was published to an account that regularly shares anti-immigrant content, has been viewed more than 21,200 times since being posted on 5 May.

A version of the post was also seen more than 10,000 times on the social media platform X, according to statistics on that site.

The woman who made the original post also doubled down the next day, writing on Facebook: “I’m not racist in the slightest. I have family and friends from abroad. But I say no more. Ireland says no more. #CloseOurBorders

“Enough is enough. These people come in unvetted and we are just supposed to be okay with it, well no more! Something has to be done to keep our kids safe!!!”

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The Journal has previously debunked baseless claims of attempted child abductions by non-white people in Cork and Dundalk, and reported on claims that asylum seekers posed a threat to children, which were spread ahead of an arson attack at an International Protection centre in Coolock, Dublin.

Last week, police called reports of a warning over Asian men approaching children in Sligo “fake news”. 

It is frequently claimed in anti-migrant groups that mainstream media organisations do not publish stories on migrants committing crime, often to justify their belief that migrants are often criminals, in spite of available evidence.

These commentators say the media is effectively covering it up on behalf of the state.

The opposite has been the case; Irish media organisations successfully sued last September to remove reporting restrictions over an attempted abduction of a child where the accused, who later pled guilty, was an Indian student.

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