Garda security units have conducted searches and arrests to prevent people travelling to Syria or Iraq as the country is described as being “not immune” from a jihadist attack, writes Cormac O'Keeffe.

Garda security units have conducted searches and arrests to prevent people travelling to Syria or Iraq as the country is described as being “not immune” from a jihadist attack.

YOUR report headlined ‘Racist incidents to be tracked’ (July 7) incorrectly gave the impression that Minister of State for Integration Mary White was setting up a new monitoring system to track incidents of racist attacks and abuse.

THERE is no formal agency collecting information, research or statistics in relation to racism and integration.

RESIDENTS of a west Dublin suburb turned out in large numbers yesterday to pay tribute to a young Nigerian student who died in a stabbing incident at the weekend.

A teenage boy stabbed to death may have been attacked following a row sparked by racist jibes, it was disclosed tonight.

IN June last year, 20 Roma families, including many small children, were forced to move out of the Village area of Belfast following an organised campaign of harassment against them.

AS a result of the European Union’s minorities and discrimination survey published last month, the Garda Síochána has been accused of racial discrimination, because black Africans are twice as likely to subjected to Garda stops as other members of the public.

GARDAÍ have been accused of racial discrimination following the release of EU research which found Sub-Saharan Africans are twice as likely to be subjected to police stops than other members of the public.

Gardaí tonight defended its rule banning Sikh officers from wearing a turban on duty, claiming the force was not racist but trying to be impartial while providing a state service.

SERVING gardaí are to undergo anti-racism training as part of the force’s new recruitment drive among ethnic minorities.

Kettles, fridges and microwaves have been confiscated from gardaí working on sentry duty at a high-profile station, it emerged today.

RACIST crimes have fallen, not risen, this year, Justice Minister Michael McDowell insisted yesterday.

CLOSE to 200 racially motivated incidents have been reported to the Gardaí over the last two years.