Organisation: Irish Network Against Racism

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Many people have asked when and where racism originated. There’s no real definitive answer, but it’s a fact that white people have always been and continue to be given benefits in society because of a structure that was set up solely for their once exclusive wellbeing. File picture: iStock</p>

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Gareth O'Callaghan: We are failing to hear the rising charge of racism

Racists are screaming their vile bigotry from the rooftops, and the reason no one calls them out is because racism has become more trivialised now than ever before

<p>The late George Nkencho's parents Frank and Blessing, and brother Emmanuel. The INAR initiative comes as Gsoc forwarded a file on the death of George Nkencho to the DPP. File picture: Collins</p>

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African and Brazilian people in Ireland to be asked about their experience of policing here

<p>Shane O’Curry was responding to a new report from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) which found that, in 2023, 98% of garda members identified as ‘white Irish’. File photo: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie</p>

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Gardaí urged to do more to increase diversity of its membership

Road Safety Appeal and Bank Holiday Statistics

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'Worsening atmosphere' for minorities: Hate crimes rise by a third

Sarah Harte: Culture wars divide us into rival tribes and ignore our shared humanity

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Ireland's anti-racism plans have been left to 'gather dust'

99 reports of racist incidents to Immigrant Council last year

the number of racist incidents reported rose from 57 in 2020, and included incidents in the workplace, making up 14%

Tue, 29 Nov, 2022

Irish Examiner view: We need to enforce hate crime laws

Disturbing rise in racist and homophobic incidents in Ireland

Wed, 16 Jun, 2021

Irish Examiner view: We lack compassion towards migrants

When US president Joe Biden was asked about the plight of migrants at the US-Mexico border during his first formal press conference, he referred to his own Irish ancestry again.

Sat, 27 Mar, 2021

Reports of racism more than double in first quarter of 2020

The number of racist incidents reported across the country has more than doubled in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same period last year, according to the latest figures released by the Irish Network Against Racism (INAR).

Fri, 01 May, 2020

Increase in racist hate speech in past two years, say Irish Network Against Racism

There were 530 reports of racist incidents in 2019, an increase of 140 on 2018 figures.

Thu, 19 Mar, 2020

New laws and tougher sentencing called for to combat hate crime

A conference on hate crime yesterday heard that the absence of legislation had created "permission to hate" and that hate-motivated crimes should attract harsher penalties.

Wed, 14 May, 2014

Website logs 158 reports of racism since summer

A website that logs reports of racism has said it has received 158 reports since it launched on Jul 11, including 22 reports of online racism.

Mon, 02 Dec, 2013