Ireland is in need of hate legislation as bullying and violence are the biggest concerns facing the gay community, research recommends.

Jane* has not slept for more than two weeks, has barely eaten, and still shakes from the trauma. She will not stay any longer in what her children call the “scary movie house” in west Dublin.

Gardaí have been urged to do more to encourage racial diversity within their ranks after a report showed most victims of racist incidents don’t officially report them and the majority of those who do feel badly treated at the Garda station.

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.

Victims of racism can tell their stories online at iReport, which records the number of incidents per region and raises awareness, says Jonathan deBurca Butler

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.

Outraged human rights campaigners today criticised a decision not to prosecute a soldier who shot dead a Derry schoolboy despite breaching firearms guidelines.