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
Tag: Racism
Editorial – Boris Johnson’s victory has emboldened racists across Britain and Ireland. Standing up to them has never been more important
With the victory of Boris Johnson and the Conservatives in the British elections a signal has been sent to extremists in both the UK and
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
Garda commissioner tells Policing Authority he is ‘concerned’ about the rise of far-right extremism in Ireland
Garda commissioner Drew Harris has voiced his concern about the rise of the far right in Ireland. Harris, who was made commissioner last year, was
Editorial – The far right wants us to fear asylum seekers. Instead we should welcome them
The discovery of men, who are believed to be Kurdish, in the back of a lorry in Wexford during the week shows the desperation that
Indian man hit by car after it mounts footpath in apparent racially motivated attack
An Indian man in Dublin was hit by a car after it mounted the footpath in a seemingly racially motivated attack. The incident took place
Editorial – The far right doesn’t care about freedom of speech. It cares about its freedom to attack people
Over the weekend far right activists gathered in Dublin to stage what they called a “free speech rally”. Worried about a possible change in Ireland’s
Justice minister calls on public to support asylum seekers and oppose the far right in Ireland
Justice minister Charlie Flanagan has called on people to tackle the rise of racism and the far right in Ireland. Flanagan made the comments as
Noel Grealish called ‘racist’ after he implies money sent abroad by foreign workers comes from criminal activity and fraud
Noel Grealish has caused controversy in the Dáil by claiming that over €10bn has been sent abroad by members of different nationalities who live in
Editorial – As extremists in Ireland and around the world network, what are the authorities here doing about it?
Last week the entire database of a neo-Nazi website was uploaded to the Internet Archive. The leak consisted of IP addresses, usernames, forum posts, and
New report says there is ‘cause for deep concern’ around the rise of online hate speech in Ireland
According to a new report Ireland needs to do more to tackle racism, hate crime, and hate speech. The Alternative Report on Racial Discrimination in
Editorial – Leo Varadkar’s comments on asylum seekers are a dangerous concession to the far right
The normalisation of hatred in Ireland continues. Our own taoiseach has waded into the mire of far-right talking points. Over the weekend he declared that