Senator Sharon Keogan has described the new Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2020 as “poisonous identity politics”. She made the comments in the Seanad on
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Government’s response to rape of asylum seeker in direct provision ‘inadequate and inappropriate’
A support organisation for migrants and refugees has said it is concerned about a reported rape of an asylum seeker in a direct provision centre. Doras
Ireland’s president reminds people they have ‘a duty’ to ‘create a place of welcome’ for refugees
Ireland’s president has argued that refugees have been treated “with indifference” by some countries. Michael D. Higgins went on to argue that we have “a
UN tells Irish government it must ‘intensify its efforts’ to combat hate speech
The UN has called on Ireland to “intensify its efforts” in combatting hate speech. It comes as Irish representatives appeared in front of the Committee
Editorial – Will the government actually make racists in Ireland feel ‘uncomfortable’ as the UN suggested?
Over the last week the Irish government has faced the ire of the United Nations (UN). As part of a regular review of member states,