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<p>'Racism is in a noxious little category of its own. We should be giving it the red card before the match even starts.' Picture: iStock </p>

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Letters to the Editor: Ireland needs a national campaign to tackle racism

Racism, including antisemitism and islamophobia, is an assault on human dignity that we can no longer tolerate

<p>Irish Internet Hotline says child sexual abuse material 'is being hidden' and 'children are increasingly being commodified for payment'.</p>

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Reports of computer-generated child sexual abuse material rose 325% last year

SFergus Finlay: Young people must be taught to think critically or we are doomed

Frightening to see how clever the far-right reaction to the picking of the Dublin Rose is

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Frightening to see how clever the far-right reaction to the picking of the Dublin Rose is

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Colin Sheridan: Demanding accountability from a government or a society is not racism

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Colin Sheridan: How American TV and film subtly shapes how we view the world

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Students and teachers witnessing high levels of racism in schools, new survey finds

Finding that 43% of students and 23% of teachers had witnessed racist incidents prompts calls for training on anti-racism in schools

Thu, 30 Apr, 2026

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School 'a hostile place of hurt and pain' for Traveller children, new research finds

UCC study found Traveller children experience discrimination, segregation from their peers, and negative relationships with teachers

Thu, 23 Apr, 2026

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Contraception is free, but it's not reaching everyone who needs it

Migrant, Traveller, and disabled women, along with older women and members of the LGBT+ community, face significant barriers accessing the scheme, new research shows

Wed, 22 Apr, 2026

Online abuse of politicians is a profitable business

Online abuse of politicians is a profitable business

Senator Eileen Flynn's comments on far-right use of the tricolour have made her a lightning rod for online abuse — because viral hatred is highly profitable

Tue, 21 Apr, 2026

'I am just relieved for now': Iranian author on the war and her book at the Cork World Book Fest

'I am just relieved for now': Iranian author on the war and her book at the Cork World Book Fest

Ahead of a visit to Cork, author Roxana Manouchehri talks about the comfort of food inspiring her book, and shares her fears for her parents in Iran, writes Colette Sheridan

Mon, 13 Apr, 2026

Drafting of guardianship removal legislation 'Valerie's Law' at advanced stage, justice minister says

Drafting of guardianship removal legislation 'Valerie's Law' at advanced stage, justice minister says

The legislation will see guardianship rights removed from anyone convicted of killing thparent of their child

Sat, 04 Apr, 2026

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The Taliban has weaponised misogyny. They're not alone

It isn’t just in Islamic countries that religion is being harnessed to repress women, or to undermine their rights and freedoms and erode their equality as citizens, writes TP O'Mahony

Mon, 30 Mar, 2026

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Michael Moynihan: Even this column won't stoop to 'Corkmaxxing' — it's beneath us

A city trying to establish itself as a home for cutting-edge industry needs to move past the knee-jerk nickname or slogan

Thu, 26 Mar, 2026

'Nobody is guaranteed to have democracy for ever': Raoul Peck on his new George Orwell film

'Nobody is guaranteed to have democracy for ever': Raoul Peck on his new George Orwell film

The rise of technology and current world turmoil have ensured that George Orwell feels as relevant as ever. Orwell: 2+2=5 has Damian Lewis providing the voice of the great writer

Tue, 24 Mar, 2026

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IRFU to make official complaint to gardaí over online racist abuse of Munster's Edwin Edogbo

IRFU spokesperson said three of the social media accounts were based in Ireland

Tue, 17 Mar, 2026

Anti-racism advocate to raise large number of foreign-born missing children with Government

Anti-racism advocate to raise large number of foreign-born missing children with Government

Special rapporteur for racial equality and racism Ebun Joseph said she was 'in shock' after reading Irish Examiner report on missing children

Mon, 16 Mar, 2026

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Suzanne Harrington: Irish in Britain have gone from being despised to celebrated

Unlike in the US, March 17 in the UK used to be a small thing that happened in a handful of Irish pubs in immigrant postcodes... that has changed

Mon, 16 Mar, 2026

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Mick Clifford: When the gender debate becomes louder than the people it affects

As Ireland’s gender debate grows louder, compassion risks being lost for the small number of people most affected

Sat, 14 Mar, 2026

Queally and De Boinville shake hands and bury hatchet after 'racism row' at Cheltenham

Queally and De Boinville shake hands and bury hatchet after 'racism row' at Cheltenham

The incident on Wednesday involved some alleged abuse on the part of De Boinville which Queally described as 'horrific' following the race

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026

Online abuse 'getting worse' says academic who was told to 'go home to his shanty town in India'

Online abuse 'getting worse' says academic who was told to 'go home to his shanty town in India'

Senior UCC lecturer says online racist and Islamophobic abuse is 'getting worse'

Thu, 18 Feb, 2021

Irish Examiner View: Cure cannot exacerbate the disease

Irish Examiner View: Cure cannot exacerbate the disease

It is deeply reassuring that it is all but impossible to imagine that any person could suffer the fate of murdered George Floyd at the hands and knees of a member of An Garda Síochána.

Tue, 18 Aug, 2020